he Monroe journal
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
VL N-h M0XR0E' X' C- TUESDAY' FEBRUARY 1, Mlfc 0XE mLLAR A
I :
MIL THICK OlMMSKIl TO
THK XKW KOAD H.AX.
Kays the County I hie Sal Want the
Chain Uag nl That the Town
ship is the I nit fur Kfrad Improvement.
would support it. That was some
two niontha ago. I told him the pres
ent law would not be repealed and ex
plained to him that his proposed new
law had no repealing clause and that
therefore the present law would
irtand. Now Mr. Green has had ani-
.1 time to Inform himself fully but
t b ..mi nleoii vlve me anace
for so brief an article as I can write lie h not nd is laboring under a
urder the circumstances In opposi- false Impression. Look at last week's
tion to the proposed new road law. Monroe Knquirer. on the last page,
i iu nanni f the rnuntv to nd you will see a long article bv Mr.
fully understand what they are voting Creen advocating this law. Look on
for and then if they want it all down h" double column article
right so far as I am concerned, for ""d here "'arts off by saying:
i ..in rhrriiiiv mihinit to the ma- The question is. are we able to
...,.. make the investment of the amount
Tiwl .k.i. . pnnntv in- of tax money asked for which is only
stitution in its Infancy In U96. 1 5 centa more on the hundred dollars
was the countv representative in the worth of assessed property in the
Wlngate IM-als and IVrswmjiU,
Correspondence of The Journal.
fkl'YWIIfcL' l.tl'V.... ...... .......
Tut.- ............. r" uuua gooa roadd ai
nr. .i iiii fi.i..n. I maintain them lit.. .
Wlnrate ln r I j V". V"'!'-
inHd.il .'jii .."I"- , . " "L " t . : Mr. Pace k. H- vw.. c... . ,u !Y...VW ,aw .' . Don't let
;r;;r.-: "::.r: '." .n.i iw : -. .r z: : f '.u8-,n h' opo! bi
:Vt ".r: one M s.jl..h .' . 7 m,,rr JOU "-on: making 8uP to
il :tv" "t: " """"M m .;. . wir' ,,-M" "n" vote ronheiaw and
T" "V. . . uwn ,,ul,e unM ,, .. " remeny tne little defects ater. Don
favorable for its preservation. Doubt- Hon. Henry A. Page, member ofll'i'. i off.
iesg many or the elderly people of this Jn Legislature from Moore countv. "You people of t'nion countv are
section can remember the unusual farmer and all-round progressive eft- wealthy and can : tord to .uve gouJ
warm spell in December anil January "sen, spoke vesterd.iv nn rood -.a rn:nls Tl.. iu .
. , . I i M . . - .V " ' .'"-' I ...v. i.i ovfiuc I'll . KUUIi. lin
,rrs "K0 wnen nearly urt nouse to one oi the larg- cr the townships, with an assessed
. iwi niuir ur less oi meir b"-huks ui us Kmc in tne his- vaiue or about 1700.000 that can
mung meir en-1 j .ion ruuniy. mis remarks I'ay lor tne maintenance of roi.d
tire stock . Thousands of pounds of tse and right to the point, and At the proposed rate of taxarion
nne tat pork were hauled out and lne "owd gave him their undivided 00 will be paid for ihe maintenance
"""' mjus ana servea as 'r one nour. per year. Two men two mu'es
iiMKi ior aogs and buzzards. -r. eo. Green introduced Mr. wagon and a drag can care (it Fixtv
u i.iucr ig rrmove an aouot ana 1 "8D- "e or me necessity for
miles of rnnita in .
n, hot .nrf .t iho m-i.liM (ownsnin ana practically the same as . 'V""v near as aayugni ,.."". . our neignoorlng i.uuu ana drag 'em everv 14 dsn s
KKiaiaiuic vi v w ,. . . , . . II will ft v in TaonwA kA - rni nl M nf U.l AMk..u ... ... . I .. 1 l . . . . '
ih. nnio nr ih. rnnntv nH at the ' "w coueciea in .Monroe town-i:, ' um "-uuu,8, oianiy ana uoyi me roaa law now. nent'e
zvauM T of large number of people niP " Tne bv Quotation is Mr. " ui"! JS. r!Ka to A?.? ?u": .rK" .'7 ,eavinlf s behind In the men. and remedy the little defects
of Monroe township I took the chain wordn. Yousee Mr. .u"1 " " x J"- '"f.r5' now "a.a roa(,s are l'Ve uon t P.ut on, for when you
gang off of the people of the county rren 8 n.,,8.'aK.en- and lr Mr- Gren V.7i--J K."'";.u,fl V e h-7J .1 ?JJ 1 ,n'8 count': oure. n?.ve ?a roads a"d ee the re
tmrether with all DroDertv of every v"u s" Da"ea up- in tnis matter LL ", ' "u'uu,ru' wuo i iuui oenems oenvea. you will
SI.! V.l , 1 E l how easy is it for so many of us to ha.t the old Aus """e was owned dlrff tax but an Indirect mud tax the value of my remarks t; .
hlUU atlU Ksavvi a V w m um wvwtuuv . . . . - ltutlm t B n4 tn i . il ... . - "
without anv consideration only to get gel n"l- The Tacts are. and he . re zs cents a me pons and vote for good roads
wiinout any consiaerauon oniy io gei have known rmv, r.rn i. The warm days are makinr the 'on over bad roads for hanlinir next Satnrda v 6
stitution I was opposed to the chain of wonderful influ- ""'' "how off fine. We red to 10 cents per ton per At the completion of Mr. Tage's
ranr a a countv affair and am od- ence ana Dy "Is one act wil ead "V 'v ' . " nne rrop ror tne guoo roaas. renmrKs. ne was warmly applauded
nosed to It now.y I feel sure I was I "lanjr. Pe"80n8 astray, that the people H'L":... ..,?":.ronc,u!ed M.r. Green. I A call went up for John Vann and
right then and know I am right now. ""payer, in mi tonBnips .rsp,,uuea. requested the peopl
. - ..n ..i k. .h.i. omer man Monroe will Dav 75 cents r" """" i i-ianuei iasi wet K. I " i iiere tor matl'n give nue consideration tn ir
gang Is . failure even now in Monroe P 1 cents more on prop- .m' f'y in f"n''. fcHf fanner, an inde- Page's speech and that he warned to
township. If It Is a failure in Mon- han they n"w do r na'
and sneakfl frnm nK. I tll them, aa a momKnr nf th a . r .t
IIIN 11 BI 1 1 Lf . II 11 ID iailUI IU tuuir - Kilil.linn TL. . . , I SAnm t n. .-J i I . -
roe townshln it will be a greater fall- lnree Umes 08 n,uc" 88 they nw are "u,,u"'s- ; association gave him a experience, ir one has aiive si.ie or the good roads question
urln the c'ounty I don't want the P0'lK. and that In Monroe township a"d ex- "oUced the record of the past few that Mr. Page was not imp'ort.d ni
chain fane as a countv burden, not I1"' wl" Pay a cenls on P i V "j! ' ",N""' 1 Zr' '.., ,nal. ,ne P"". ,u '8Ke ny special speech H
plicated that the great mass
pie can t understand
h la so com- The Present law is not repealed nor "lonUlf ot tn "ew year. It's gone. Mr. Page began his speech bv eiv- m,
,as" of ped wi" 11 be lf thls new nn Copied. one f?vS "UH all its opportun- Ing raj Tto .the lawyers preachers cl
I beMevS m " the a '8 adPted just add on Whatever we may have failed ,nd doctors Said I he: "Too man7
or basis for P"vWoii for raising taxes to the , ' .J ,?v" , e PP r living on speech-lnc ud- '
rent Iawh
tne townsnip as me uuu or uaaia iur - 4 . -- -- --;---.-. " iav hiv. foll . j i. .
i am muy rinvmceu -. .. .. ... "goinir hv" will nvr h . 1." " ,"' "wu 1 nere c , .
id Th 'onnoi'i n . r- iV. , . "re V l,lany lawyers, doctors and r"""8"' icanr.j uispatch. Jan
Sinn A M...t I n -
..,-u . shell. This new ... PvlHenl fr.m.
."?j:LTr!.a:r""" 1"".;' ed this way on purpose and Is c; r- ?d- The opportunity is lost.
of Life Hy
r kkmIs.
California
much less cost to the taxpayers by the '",'"BC "u 18 fer- --- X'j J preaoners tor tne economic demands
county " ' . v : 'nre are t . Tk- -.Ji - :i uo u" url lQ country. We ought to have niarines has been sent to the flooded
A detachment of United
township system than by a county 'T"". r:"?.f ter durlne the n " .l.r'. "e ought to have n-arines has been sent tot
I don't blame Monroe town- , "'" tr n i n iT.. -j ,..., '"a l,lese 800 more working men. uiay valley to chock lootin
. .....o tunc l.come irom a rnuntv Ihut State eavn rvmon
30.
States
snip to get rid of the chain gang, but f'v'nKth "earning This scheme
for God sakes don't unload It upon I?edI..,?u ou- .Let It alone;
(ho -A.inv Ahnltsh It and pet nn a uul ,ule agauisi u.
g. United
patrolling
Kespectfully,
J. N. PRICE.
good sane and business law for Mon
roe township and then you will have I
Monroe township, in order to unload 1 Ho,,,e Wi"K.
this chain sane unon the county you Gibsonville News.
are asked to vote for a law to double At the home of her parents. Mr
your taxes. So, In fact, you are still and Mrs. M. It. McLean, last Saturday
going to have to help support it by auernoon, January 15. Miss Sybil
Increasing your taxes 75 cents on poll McLean and Mr. Olin U. Delk of Kay
r- n . i . . vw... ihmi luumj ujui n8 "lavru I'avuirvnien are
umnwril, ooiu OI .Mal'SHVIIIO nana kill i.l . .. I , . "
married Saturday ni.hi ih. Vtk k. . un wnii n ana nan tne per -ronauo stand and turning back
Rev C J Black at Ills resldenrs n U,X ofIL?lon county. has People from the flooded district,
he town of vi?- ii. w g00 roads' If 1 could U8t take yu The Morena da'. guarding one
rlage w nuiel affair onTv ."" gentlemen to oore county and let unit of the San Diegoater system!
iiHKe was a quiet analr, only a few you see our avstem of rumi i.,.h a rpnnvtoM hu k,i,
rriends witnessine the
ceremony, further argument would be necessary Reports reached here that Mexl
y popular to convince you of the necessity and cans were looting in the devastated
district, and Rear Admiral VVlIlia
and 25 cents on tirooertv. Don't for
get. Mr. Taxpayer of Union county, S. M- Rankin of Greensboro ofdciat-
that the old law or the road law that ing.
we now have Is not repealed nor will On account of sickness in the
it be repaled
adopted. Thin
Increased burden
let's see first
be if this new
sin nuntlne
have to refer to the law Itself to see in a blue coat suit with hat and
that I am correct. The taxpayers of moves to match and carried a boquet
Monroe township are now paying and or Dtiae s roses.
will continue to nav 75 cents on coll Alter the ceremony Mr. and Mrs
and 15 cents on property under the "elk left for Kayetteville where they
new law, if adopted, you will have W" mane uieir borne
to pay a still further sum of 75 cents It is a source of regret to (heir
on poll and 25 cents on property, many rriends that their home will be
These young folks ate vei
and worthy the congratulations of importance of good roads.
u.eir many inenim. "According to mv minrt .h o... P. r..llman ..,.. """ .V. ' ,
It seems that since Pd,lni x-n. oj .. 7 . " r . io i onnc
..JL.t,, .... uu uoiiHi Kavernments nave de- reserve neet Iliimed late v nrdoroH
marines to the scene from the war-
voied 'tiiule ;".,," to
etteville were quietly married. Rev. u"r 7e V h v n become all ter of good roads. Instead of spend- ships in the bay.
Ing such Immense appropriations for Residents of Imperial Reach, a sub-
ti. i .... .
ir. i.ee iasn and MIrs Eu a VV t- ulHeni.. .' . " .i. -.u . .u' ? .":.
I....U i... . .I" "mi mr IIUI IIUV1KH- U'U II UI Hie IMOlin Of Ilie Tn
i "ingaie. were married ble by anything excent. rn.nh Jui.na river hnvo h .7.
overflow
ppermost
Diego
erfiow in-
honest, imriht .i lnrf.;.".V.7.Jj .'",.''. ' ""-"" "noways me in- ''J;m.iP uomes nave been re-
!- "U niuuoiiuuo HIMl I II I II 1 V I (I lltl 1 ftfillP U'fllllil hon menlr,. . I Pn VIfwH Irn.,, I ia -II.... i
lady whom he won as his bHde. The I tii lnroout tne various coun- e.y eMima ed at 50. In the San
couple has many friends to wish then, "Manv vears E. when , niiTl , ,Zt tX'Zn!? 15
Pll tn f'll'in nir t.... I Ko U 1 i i.. ,i - ...
While we ar ., .h- ...ki. r l,m," MS so "c "isieua or 00. as
- " iur ouuiriL in I Nil nil v iniit tifluvnoo i ... i ... . .. i nrar fiti xi s
,lln-,l..- . . ... - , . I .., j;un.-i,6(; n arr-uilliuni nil UUS' I ii'ui t ru
... nuirriage. ! will State, In sib e. It was deer, snnrt n I h.. The hodio. nf .h.o .
in ilia Kin . i w .-. I
If this new Bcheme is unue imuy. me wedding was very ,-h, v:r.JL:" 7, "w pumic ounaings in towns nee ror their lives. The
new law is only m omy me closest inenas of tne .... h ' lnf,r A ..7 L . . ee you nave one here') 'rom me Morena dam, the ti
upon you. isow, vumne oeing iei inio tne secret. .. Yi . 7. , . '""" l,mn fllnroe. (Laughter.) OI 'ne mree units of the San
what our road taxes will Mrs. Heik is the attractive daugh- .... p w. v" h "r uT a",u 11 tne general government would ap- water system, empties Its ov
scheme is adopted. 1 1 ei oi .Mr. ana sirs. m. It. McLean . ..,,. ', . ", ' ,, . i"i'iie enougn nianey to erect a lo tne 1 la Jnnna river.
. . , .. . ... ... a . .1 ... i.n. .....i.i .1 .. , . " uu "n . v. ri. it-ii ii iii i-ii ii ill i" i r uviium nr n.i ...... ..... 1. 1 .. L. . , . i i'.. ..... .. i .. l . , .
lacis ana vou win oniyi" niiuu uav was uresseo i
on poll aim a leius uu iruiriij, .j ......uo umi iiini iiiiuir tin oein!1ui., tl.f t,. ,. , , . ""V ""u,iuu.
...:i .....i J .- . in a Hlclnnl !.. M... H..11. PSMIlg that I'.Sq. H. K, Helms on been down nlnof fool .
iiiunuiK a iuiui luiiu mi i.ii .iiwui ui7 1 .......v mis, ui-ih, nuviiiK i Uiifii.ii.,, . i . .: i: i.. m my ivuuw-
township of $1.50 on poll and 50 lived here all her life. The best Mttii ?. "? . J lh! 1 ,lld llMW, b,w ""I
cents on property or Just double what wishes-of a host of friends go 'with U nl,, V' . holy bonds of deeper It is than that. I live 16 miles
vou are now naving. All other town- tnem.
shins other than Monroe townshin (Mr. Belk Is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
will have to continue to nav what 3. E. Belk of Lanes Creev townshin
they are now paying which is 45 cents and has for several months held a
on poll and 15 cents on property and position with the Upton Jewelry Co.
in addition to this they will have to of Kayetteville. The Journal.)'
pay 45 cents on poll and 15 cents on I
property to support the chain gang Hurrah for Parker School.
and to purchase that great mass of Correspondence of The Journal
accumulated junK ana in aaaiuon o Hurrah for the Parker srnoo,
ttll
on
noH a nil in Mnta on iron term UUght Mi8S Ett4 Prln- Called Off till Some
$1 20 on po 1 and 40 cents on prop- olpa, an(, Misg Effle L assistant, time.
artv noar v thraa I ( maa what vaii nav a., n. . . ... J I
.7. Vj,.. . .k. " Ti un rtaay nignt. Mr. Tom Broom vls-
k a I ""J." iu,l Mted the school and spoke on comm
should know theae farta an thew ran 1 1 .....
... ,,, "., . . Ti " r.jiv.7 " cooperauon, aiterwnicn tne com
know- been found In the San Luis Rev sec
uon. me cessation of rain is aiding
me norn oi rescue.
Names unknown to from Carthage, the county seat, and The San Diego and Arizona rail
connubial bliss,
. i r.
ilie mnoe, Iwhen I had mimo l..,ul.,.,.. . ... ilrnnri l.oH kn k... . . .
Mr. Ilruce Hartael of riot,!. i. , V":,1 " :"" V1 'li way ior
vlsltlim I.Iq i. i .....j .,.v' " uay ior ifu m nan uiego coun
of' i ,,. c'k . 'V ' iu.uer me 10 mane tne trip. Now, with our ty and San Diego bay is covered with
" iiift" in i nuiM, I I 111 111 Prl mm Dvoaiti F tren.l J ii I U' ran lr a an ' m.. 1. J .
MlS Hntheoelr of OoVk I. . i" n- "- "" "y '.
u.oi, , . ,u , . . .. .. IX. imrru iniiiuies. '" "" i me umy oisasier
......... ,v .ui.-?i in int. 1.11 IIIV lir It PV I nOT imn mimn I. . ..I .. I .. .... ft'aB h.nn.hl 1. O.. M .... n . .
J. KIIICK. Idonra of Ik. 1, . . kt- r...l..r.l .. i..iii . '
. ... . ... i v iiiiihii mute 01. kiiou i "j vuiuiin ilia r leisi'uii ann nr i'in-
.Air. rioa Hraswell of Hamlet was road a. einnnti uho .,. .v.. n.. .....
n inu-n ttt,.r.l.. """'""' ci uic uuuu SI 1 11K-
......... . f..i w.... i en res Oil in an aeronhino llio
fin unnonnl r ...r..., li. I ...i ... .......ii-. in. 1UN1IIK. I " " 1 ' '
nn imiiii ui u 11 1 ii v ill ii in, w. ulnar! -
po i ana iu cenis on proyeriy n a gresslng nicely, having a successful for Marshville Satnrdav w " m Moore county got to playing i". " r i JHl KI ot fta,t
Off nn runsi ntn irina a into rr i . . .. i j ,..v " i u'ltn t n a Onmi
km n,ght 'a8 with the sand. He made a big hole. Lake Ci,Y' ,ne rm,Ppr mining mag-
...v,.c n,u.u.e ,Xed the sand with a little water
vis- Mr. M. B. Shenin of the law firm Tit t e cl d .Dread
?Hf.M,"1! 8.?"in,0,.Conco.rd- S"n, found toayhls"surpPr;seead,
nate. When derbis beean flrRt to
and packed it hard. Then he got a noal lnt0 t,an I,ipK ba' Mr- FRei h-
over it and "HMniinineii oy an aviation
i .1 . i nurr inrnr Mutir ininH.i .
i a. a . . . . - iuu u lij ii ik Hiirnriun i nut na hu n "l w iniuiiii li iii vh mi iifnip
vote intelligently. Bear In mind that ',,-'0 m'un 7 lends nd relatives u Z ha,d SUrface road- We bl,ilt a dp'"n- , , 7 Hhlmi,1,e11,ne "00,led vall('-
(hn nrnunnl laur nrn thA nraaant . S H VUIII Hiun liy lit I- 1 1 irmig ana relatives 111 ineate I t rntinn caoH TI,aM ...- . ... made One lam Ilir nnH lnrncl
:il., 1 " nu, 1 nnv nnn IIIUl' 1 U . " " .. ..v ,
r,,i' ntuinn lw..l 1 - ... i. nrst lllPflePr rlPtn lc rt' tho h.
1 1"""""" w n uuuu mnuf Dj me coun-1 u 1 "uisinin
. . . . , , . I ... - j w. nunivu n wiuiiiuiiiiy UVfl IlirilUO HUM
the present road law and the 1 present terment Sorey- The folowIn com. and Mar8nVi
luAitiiiiii iui nn iuu uniiiin I ml 1 1 ees were annolnted ? At ti.o ni.,..
. -. 1 - - i' ... . .
Down in Dixie,"
remain as it Is whether this new
scheme Is adopted or
posed to any increase
time for any purpose
it would be a case of
iy. me iae are now uurueusui ie Social Progress. Miss Hattle Boone, library. i-'?"' " "z'ns migratea rrom
and I can't believe the people Mill Mlsa Letitla Walters. Mr. J n v.. u- n,i f.. n n , 1 n on- An8on "! Stanly counties
stand for this sudden and enormous knnks : ' "r'e and we are glad to have them. Kven
increase at this very critical time in After the organization Ihe mn.n.ii- f.e n . n 'm r , ' Wl T ? y l0. absorbing some of the
the history of our nation, if you are tee was so en.huseu over the belter- and two rhi VdrVn .D.m. I."m.fr in 1 ni."" Why?
it, bu we 11111K it nv inu-na una onn
not. I am op- Lizzev Wahe a ' k 7 ' V.TV .. ." by one. until now the whole 'county
of taxes at this Kafm Progress. A. l.n,. h 1 . r.nV'.'' V."' a?. 1 ls Interlocked by a system of good
whatever unless n Walters. J. A. Matto ' hi..h ". k . . -'''.' "oa-. PeP"e wandered In. attract-
extreme necessl- Healtn, Q. v R ,' I pn. ' " " - ed by the good ro-da. and then settled
nnnni.ii to rn u in w von unon in vn to i . . . . . I . aiiu iippn hma t now o ia h .iri,.iu u. iu u ..
"f'"',", - t. nieiu or ine community, tney dec dei tt n .Miss Thelma also Pan nnd mr. V v.,. nnu me
, the election and vote and not stay at t0 et the school grounds In Khd h V1.1. ' L"
home. The stay at home vote in this trees and 71 nice ones were set out k;,im.Z,ii,1 "UT ' attracted by our progressive measures
election will not count either way. IZ I also derided to dTg a well and it' A Zn 11 .""r;'1 a"l magnlflcent aet of good roads.
If there are only 100 votes cast In be cnVple?ed In a short ti ,e v at "?iPJ u t?Uttot Kthe J.' C- Today, not a man In Moore county
the county and 51 votes are for this Th'e next ken was o get a i- d lv night Rev 'T vi rlT" ftrumbles over his road tax and would
new scheme and 49 against It then it hrary ror lhe school which we hone p rt nolti.t ' k l 6 of ,h, "ot turn bark o the old methods for
is adopted and will become at once to hav on h Pe ! .I"'P"S .church of Monroe will mo8t any Inducement.
of the lower Otay dam.
Uno of the freaks of the flood wns
the carrying away of a nonderoiiR
santa re locomotive which was swept
out to sea. Ten thousand dollars has
been pledged here for relief work.
OLD SUBSCRIBER.
effective and you will have to pay this
Increase of taxes this fall. The leg-
A.. ...111 .. A ... A till I
isiaiure win 1101 meet uu January, mate rr liuod Itonds Smaking.
1 11 1 7 ..J IKawa ... 1 1 1 L. ..... J .. I I
A ii a 1 . aiiu iiiciv win uu irnicii
till then. So now is the time to use
the remedy. Don't wait till the pa
tient Is dead and burled too late
then. Let me warn the people to In
form themselves as to this proposed
scheme. Don't depend upon the leg
islature to correct our mistakes. You
will find It mighty hard to get it re
pealed or even corrected by the leg.
Islature. Now Is the time not next
year. This Is a dangerous scheme
and Is heavily loaded. It Is worse
than a German submarine. I have
given these facts and I ask the voters
to study them and the proposed Inw
carefully and when you do this I
fully believe you will defeat this
scheme as It so richly deserves to be,
In proof of my contention that the
people of the county do not under
stand this scheme I want to any this:
The last time I saw Mr. J. Z. Green
of Marshville, who everybody knows
to be an enlightened man, I had a talk
with him on this very matter and he
argued with me and believed It, that
the present law would be repealed if
we adopted the new one and Intimated
to me that If the present law was hot
repealed de didn't know that he
Wednesday. February 2nd, Trinity
scnooi nouse, Uuford township, 7:30
P. m.. s. H. Hogers and J. C. M
ann.
Cool Springs school house, Lanes
ireek township. 7:30 p. m., R. W
Lemmond.
Plney Grove school house, Goose
Creek township, 7:30 p. m., W. O
Lemmond.
Thursday, Feb. 3rd, Pleasant Hill
school house, Goose Creek township.
r.sv p . m.. J. c. M. Vann.
Alban's school house. Goose Creek
township. 7:30 p. m.. . B. Love.
inaian Trail. 7:30 n. in., j. 7.
Green.
Feb. 4th. Friday. Walker's si h-ml-
nouse, Jackson townsliin. 7:30 n. !ii..
u. m. vann.
IVr Township SiiMiliitendfiit.
We hereby nominate Mr. S. A.
Lathan for rond superintendent of
Bul'ord townshin to be elected net
Saturday under the new road law to
be voted on that day. Mr. Lathan is
one of the most practical and level
headed men in the county and will
make an Ideal officer.
BUFORD CITIZENS.
to oil Li 7 7 k . " 06 free don,t knw whether or not it
to an who desire to hear It. true of Vnion roun, but lh '
to vo , lire U ?oKuo,,n lukle oeen my experience to note that most
to jour lile, if you would be happy, counties mse whit u m,,... .
0. P. T1MIST. la Vonrf honao i-iiii. rino .viut..i 1..
t llll Mil.lroH lu l k... ... ..... ""." ""-.V "I'liuseu gOOd
......v ...'.ivu m in uri 111 ni, 111 in 1 faoiii lint u-a . rr.!.,..,,,! 1 ..
. ,.1. 1 , . I f ui " c 11 1 t'iv.-t (
Po hT " , . re 0"i 8 dazzle. I suppose there is the usual
to her standing marked on a deel- nreiudice Misting hntumm h
mal scale. One hundred Is perfect
and sixty is pretty serious. The other
night while saying her evening pray
ers, her spirits, alwavs hlirh. were
actually Irrepressible, and her Deti-
uon was punctured with snickers and
Rlggles. ' Do you think the Lord will
like that kind of a prayer?" asked her
mother reproachfully. "Nope." re
turned Mildred, glibly. "Not much!
lie 11 gimme 'bout sixty on that!
Jack Shultz. who held down a loh
on tne m. i.ouis Browns under Chris
von der Ahe. claims that the follow
ing always gets a laugh when he
tells it:
An Irishman and a Scotchman were
making repairs on a wharf Mhen the
Scotchman lost his balance and fell
Into the water.
Sandy shouted to Pat: "I sav. Pat
drop me a line, will you?"
'What for?" said Pat. "There
ain't any postoffices where you're going."
try people and the town people the
idea that the proposed road law is
favorable to a certain section of the
county. Gentlemen, this is the most
liberal road proposition it has ever
been my pleasure to witness. The
town opens wide its arms to the coun
try people. The way I understand It
the country townships will dominate
Monroe township eight to one. The
country townships will have the whip
in their hands. This road proposition
will be carried out like you farmers
desire and iut by and 'court house
ring."
Macadam roads have proved a
failure. Mecklenburg erected a sys
tem of so-called permanent maradam
roads. For about five years they
lasted fine, then one fine morning
they awoke up to the fact they had
no roads. When you vote for good
roads, inject the maintenance clause
In it. for there is no such a thing as
permanent road unless it be con
crete roads and that is out of Ihe
Zeppelin Killed 24 in Pnrls.
Paris, Dispatch, Jan. 30.
Twenty four persons were killed
and 27 injured in the Zeppelin raid
over Paris Saturday night, according
10 an oinciai statement e ven mil to.
nay.
Ten severely wounded were placed
in Hospitals.
mirty I'rench aeroplanes searched
ine remote air regions above Paris
iasi nigm ior a Zennelln ra der. ol
whose appearance warning had been
given. By the time it had reached
Ihe edge of one of Ihe old quarters
or me city, sevcra of the uirmen
were able to mark out Its pale yellow
snape n.uuu reet rrom the earth
Frightened, doubtless bv the mini
erous war planes rising toward It, the
Zeppelin wheeled and drove at full
speed northward, dropping in Its trail
inlo darkness a cargo of about ihree
and half tons of bombs. Then con
tinuing its flight at a great altitude
the airship vanished.
Parisians had been warned half an
hour before by Are engine., lushine
through the streets trumoetlne the
call know n as "stand to arms" of the
presence of the raiders. The electric
street lights went out and policeman
lauuonea careless nouseho der to
cios their shutters and darken their
windows immediately. It was still
early in the night, close to ten o'clock
and many persons were In the Btreets.
the cafes were open and the moving
picture theatres and playhouse were
still entertaining their spectators nnd
audiences.
Then in all parts of the cilv could
he heard the whir of numeroiia anro.
plane propellers, while everywhere
people went upon these balconies to
watch for Zeppelins.
White Man and Colored Man ItaHy
I'Ut
A victim of knife wounds, inflicted
by either Walter Shaw or Buddy
ihaw. Boggan Cook lies in a Char
lotte hospital In a serious condition,
with little hope entertained lor his
ultimate recovery. The ch
brothers are in jail waitine the n..t.
come of the injured man's wounds. '
The affray occurred Saturd.iv ait.
ernoon. about dusk near Mr. Tom
Broom's mail box on the Lancaster
road, about a mile from town. This
is the point where the hn ......
out from the big road to get to thei
home. They slopped at this point
and waited for the approach of a sur
ry in which Iioecan I (Mi IT r n.l
ert Starnes were riding in the front
seat and John Brady, colored, was
riding in the rear seat alone. When
the surry reached the k..
words were passed, culminating in
one of the Shaw brother. ...i
Cook.
When the affair rearho.1 h: ...
S.k .aD.d.k0ne of tne Shaw hrotherti
Botoutof their respective buggies and
began fighting. Cook had sh.. a
beating him when the other Shaw
Jumped out of his buggy. oDened hi.
knife and began stabbing and cut
ting Cook. Starnes then got out of
his buggy and becan imnin.i.. .1
Shaw brothers to desist, but couldj
not stop them. John Rradv ih.
ored man, then got out of the buggy
and began attempting to part the
hlrti 7 , u n JumPed on and
t il CUtblch 01,6 of th Shaw
brothers did the euttin not ...
nitely learned, an thev hoth a., .v..
charge.
Starnes then broueht the two in
ured men to Monroe, where the.
were given medical attention. Cook'a
wounds were so serious that nr
ens decided to carry him to Charlotte,
1 " u uu lne eeven o'clock
train. Cook had several knife o....i
on his head; a long gash on his right
shou der; cuts on his left arm. and
his right chest was penetrated to his
uu aim neart.
Brady's wounds were not an uri.
011s. They were dressed by Dr. Creft
iaini .urn ne was stabbed an
inch and a half on the right side or
his back, and a cut two and a half
inches long on the left i.i
back. Dr. Creft 6a i ti that n fa a 17
condition was as well as could be ex-
I'ecieu and prophesized his ultimate
"u'ery unless complications set in.
11 is 8.11a mat tne Shaw brothers
ad been drinklne. Whether or
there had been any old quarrel be.
iween the two could not he 1.
Cook bears the reputation of a hard-
ninRing man.
The affair caused a senration in
town Saturday nnd on Sunday after
noon a large crowd met the Charlotte
rain to hear from the bedside of the
Injured man.
The Shaws are sons of Mr. A. B
Shaw, one of the county's best citi
zens, and both are married. Cook
is a son of Mr. Jeff Cook, who lives
about six miles from town. Both
parties were on their way home from
Monroe.
concealed
assault nnd bt-
ealed
COII-
Itecordor'N Court.
The following rases were disposed
of In the Recorder's court during the
month of January:
Alex Pusser, violating ordinance
80; costs.
Bud McCorkle. hniiu.hrenki.,. ...
larceny; discharged.
Mr. Uaucom, assault with deadly
'capon; $20 and cosis.
Luke Lincoln, escr.ne from rhf..
gang; 60 days on roads.
John Niven. keeni 111? U.'Mk'lrAif f..
sale; $40 and costs ' r
John Niven.
1 . $10 and costs
Clarence Parker, violatim. n.fn.
nance 1; costs.
Clarence Pai-lrer nasi..! .i.i
,, - """.mi Willi
deadly weapon; $20 and Costs.
Babe Tomberlin, assault with dead
weapon; $10 and costs.
John Belk, carryins concenin,! ,.
pon; costs.
Rufus Itivens, carrvlne
""imiis; COSIS.
Nook Cauthen.
tery; costs.
Ney Latharp, rarrvine rnnri.i
weapon; not guilty.
en la min Latham nirr, i
.......I . r-aiMiu; not guilty.
Kugenin Caudle, usr.ault and bat-
11 J , IUM8,
costs' ClJburn aasa,llt an,l battery;
sn'J? MfMiI,fln- violating ordinance
80. 25 days on roads.
John McMillan, currying concealed
weapon; 60 days on roads
terv"h?''Minen' ns,,ault and bat
tery 30 d?.vs on romia 1 Coi. ...
begin at the expiration of sentince in
above case. )
J. W. Church, assault; not guilty,
r. V. Broom, assault; costs.
Reece Russell, gamlilinir- tin .
costs.
Ben Helms, violatin
costs.
Will Smith, la
roads. " ' "
Jess Stewart, larcenv: n
on roads.
Son Wilson, felonious breaking and
larceny; 6 months on roads
fon Wilson, larcenv month. ....
roads (sentence to horin ........
tion of above sentence.)
Dock Yow, assault and battery
with deadly weanon- ?n ......'1
and 60 days on roads. Bond for an.
perance April 1st to begin sentence.
ouuei urimn, larceny, costs
Ross Kvans.
5 days on roads.
J. V. Williams, aapnnlt .itk
b. ..... uvnu
weapon; costs.
Some cheap people exnert ct rui.-
to pass them through the pearly gates
because they once paid 50 cents for a
Is cent supper at a church social.
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