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"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT. THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEI f A V PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS MONROE, N. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1917. VOL.22. NO. 103. $1.50 PER YEAR CASH. E MONROE JOURjN SOCIAL L I Mrs. A. F. Stevens was hostess to the Booklovers' Club Tuesday after noon. Rook was played at P ve tables and little Miss Henry 1 ..: kept score. Atter the saiae Missc. tirginia Lee and Mabel Belk served a salad course. There were a number of visitors present. Miss Quinnerly ofi Ayden. who Is visiting .Mrs. Albert! Redfern. was an out-of-town guest. Mrs. K. C. Winchester entertained the Study Club Wednesday morning in honor of her guests. Mrs. I. II. Eldridge and Miss lieryl Lid ridge of Washington. D. C. Mrs. C. B. Adani3 took charge of the program, substi tuting for Mr3. A. M. Secrest, the ap pointed lender. Current events were given by each member, and two chap ters of "France Under the Republic" reviewed and discussed. A feature of the meeting was the singing of France's national hymn, "La Marseil laise", and the rendering of "Cha r.iinade" by Mrs. W. J. Boger. Mrs. v'. I Love read, in a very interest ing manner, a short story from Guy do Manpussant. Aside from Club members, the following wore Invited guests: Mesdames Jeff Scwell, J. F. Laney. V. C. Slack, J. J. Parker. W. A. Lane nnd Miss Callis Futch. v -Futch assisted the hosteej in scrvins fruit salad with acce. ;;oi ie;. anu mints. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sewell and son, Philip, and Mrs. Virginia Davis will leave Monday night for a trip to Florida. The Woman's Club meeting has been postponed until next Wednes day, owing to the inclement weather. Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Abernethy en tertained at a 6 o'clock dinner Sat urday evening the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Jelf Sewall, Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Redfern, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Yates. The table was lovely with a centerpiece of pink carnations and hand painted place cards tied with pink ribbon. Pink shaded lights shed a soft glow over the whole, and the occasion was a most delightful one. Miss Mattie Berge Abernethy of Davidson and Mr. Gilmer Karner spent Sunday with Miss Olive Aber nethy. Mrs. J. W. Yates and Mrs. Ella Lindsay left today for Abbeville to visit Miss May Robertson and Mrs. W. D. Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. Enisley Fletcher will return tomorrow from Williston, S. C, where they attended the marriage of a friend. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Miller, who have been boarding at Mrs. E. C. Williams', have begun house-keeping in the Copple house on Church street. Mrs. O. W. Kochtltzky and chil dren have returned from an extended visit to Mt. Airy and Greensboro. The John Foster Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu tion held an interesting meeting with Mrs. B. C. Ashcraft yesterday after noon. The Chapter Is studying Rev olutionary history, and Mrs. N. M. Redfern read a paper on "Marion, the Swamp Fox." Names of Revo lutionary Generals were given at roll call. Miss Anna Blair reported to the historian, Mrs. C. M. Redfern, the passing of the bill by Congress, where by Guilford Battle Ground would be made a National park. Mrs. A. F. Stevens gave a sketch of "The Star Spangled Banner." Mrs. J. A. Stew art assisted the hostess In serving tea and sandwiches. Two names were en rolled, Mesdames C. B. Barden and Mrs. A. L. Monroe. The Regent, Mrs. J. M. Blair, will attend the Continen tal Congress at Washington in April. Mrs. E. M. Griffin and Mrs. D. A. Houston were elected alternates. The Shrine Banquet. The Jackson Club "blazed with lights and brayed with minstrelsy" rrom 7:30 to 12 o'clock last night m the occasion of the Shrino ban ',jet. An excellent dinner, music by the Shrine band, singing by the Dixie Quartet", and dancing con tributed to making this affair one that, no doubt, has ever had its equal In Monroe, and seldom so in the State. It wt Just one long, Joy ful occasion thai made the Shrinors glad they wore the fez. and created a desire In the hearts of the outsiders to be one "If they can." Capt. Henry Green was toastnias ter, and Chauncey Depew hasn't got much on him when It comes to pre siding at a table. He was just as smooth and oily as a professional barker. Just listen to the way he introduced Noble Nixon from Lincol ton: "I take pleasure, ladies and gentlemen, in presenting to you one of the best little speakers In the State. Noble Nixon comes from the west, where the air Is balmy, and th cw sparkles in the morning." (Emphasis on the dew.) Noble Nixon harbors a soft feeling in his heart for Union county, but he admitted that such hadn't always been the case, for years ago, when he was but a lad, they used to send prisoners from his section down t the Union county chain gang. And when he did wrong they always threatened to send him down to Union county to help build roads. "But." said the speaker, as he sur veyed the ladies sated around ht'n. "1 sorter wished they hnd." He said he called up a young lady to ac-( company him to the banquet, and she a.sked htm, "what'll I wear." So when they called him to speak, he a&ked her, "what'll I say." He was saying something, and be was getting alung fairly well, so why should she uiina. Noble Rube Lemmond threw the crowd in a quandary when be said he wasn't going to speak but an hour and thirty minutes, but soiuebouy pulled L.s cc;a '.nils after he had spread lib rin,;.i for about fifteen i minutes. Rube was proud of the fact tu.it he was a cdiriner, and said that he didn't km.w of a man that ever gi.t ti.ed of being one. He was U3 fonu of the Shii.u as some folks are pioud cf the fact that they were burn in Anson county; so proud, in tact, that they persistently refuse to be born again. He noticed many un married young ladiea sitting around, and he noticed some of them had long faces (or was it the married ones). When the Col. commenced to thinking about the ladie.i. he wax ed sentimental and concluded by re citing a poem especially for their beneiit. It was a charm. n.; lit" lc poem. Noble Love was applauded, as us ual, when he arose to speak. He liked the Shrine, too. All were jolly good fellows, and such occasions like the lasjf night affair was a mighty S'ii d thing. It gave the boys arid ...t,r folk-; uu opportunity to have u I.UIe ph a. uu: every now and then. He believes in letting the other fel low worry. He hoped the cashier wculd forget in the morning that the boys' bank accounts were overdrawn and that the president would allow a litte more grace on that long-overdue note. About this time a vaudeville troup came In. They were members of a company that are playing at the Rex Theatre, and with Prof. Easley, the blind musician, at the piano, they rendered several Bongs, dances ana several vaudeville "stunts." Casey Caldwell joined in the chorus ana won the biggest share of the ap plause. Then the band commenced to playing, and there was an inter mingling of the fez and the fezzes. The younger members of the Shrine started a dance, and everything went merrily along until the clock struck 12. Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Caldwell were in charge of the arrangements, and the highly successful manner in which the affair was pulled off Is due to their work and Interest. Among those present were: Mr. W. C. Crowell, Mr. P. H. Johnson, jf Susie Johnson, Mr. W. E. Funder burk, Miss Christine Marsh. Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Russell. Mr. Rufus Arm field. Mls3 Mary Morrow Heath, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Faust, Mr. Croft Grif fin, Mrs. Francis Griffin, 'Esq. Ellis Pusser, Mr. W. M. Pusser, Mr. J. H. Myers, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wolfe, 'Esq. and Mrs. George W. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Griffin. Mr. Casper Smith, Miss Maude Boyte, Mr. Hall Wilson, Miss Janle Sanders, Mr. Locke Everette, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Monroe, Mr. and Mrs. Blair Bivens, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Love. Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Redfern, ,ur. Archie Futch, Mr. David Futch, Miss Norma Bell, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Kochtitsky, Mr. R. G. Laney, Mr. Frank Griffith. Mr. Willie Love. Miss Evelyn Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs. I). L. Middleton, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Caldwell, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Beasley. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stack, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Crowell, Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lemmond, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sloan. Mr. W. P. Dean, Miss Sarah Welsh, Capt. and Mrs. S. II. Green, Miss Lena Green, Miss Essie Green, Miss Lillian Ice man. Miss Atlanta Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. Ely Joseph, Miss Daisy Belk, Miss Louise Morrow, Miss Mabel Belk. Mrs. Estelle Stewart, Miss Mary Elizabeth Monroe. Miss Esther Parker, Miss Velma Morrow, Miss Antlonette Beasley, Miss Virginia Lee, Mrs. W. A. Lane. Miss Ruth Russell, Mrs. Walter Henderson, Mrs. J. W. Yates, Miss Mary Grif fith. Miss Mabel Lane. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Secrest and Mrs. Virgil Hen derson. Charles M. Parsons Victim of Apo plexy. Charlotte Observer. Charles M. Parsons of Savannoh. Ga the father of William A. Parsons, of this city, died in Norfolk, Va., a: 9:15 o'clock Tuesday morning, fol lowing a stroke of apoplexy on the preceding afternoon. Mr. Parsons, who was 60 years of age. had been for many years general chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En gineers of the Seaboard Air Line Rail way, and was quite prominent in the affairs of the organization. He was In Norfolk on business for the order at the time of receiving the fatal stroke. He was well known In Char lotte, and also in Monroe, having resided in both places, prior to his change of headquarters to Savannah some years ago. He had recently spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Parsons at their home in Myers Park. He was a native of Atlanta, Ga his father coming to this country from England. He is survived by a widow and six children. These are: W. A. Parsons, of Charlotte: Charles E. Parsons, of Richmond, Va.; Mrs. C. A. Goodwin, of Monroe; Mrs. C. A. Brown, of Jacksonville. Fla.. nnd Misres Olin nnd Roberta Parsons, cf Savannoh. Charlotte Observer. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Moody of Rich mond. Va.. both suffered compound fractures of their right limbs as a re sult of an automobile accident in Charlotte Sunday morning. Mrs. Moody was Miss Elsie J. Walthall, substitute teacher In a Richmond school, who eloped Thursday and was married to Mr, Moody. Teachers Meeting. The Teachers' Association of Union County meet in the city high school building Saturday. January 20th. at 10:30 o'clock, with a large majority of the teachers present. The devo tional exercises were conducted by Supt. Nisbet. who immediately fol lowed with an address, in which he spoke of some of the vital problems of the schorls as he had observed within I'.ie r cent pa.t. Li this ad dress i:.. lupcriuteuder.t rp. ko words of enci u..:f;rmnt. and said that the public should do likewise, in order that the teacher might be able to render the best possible service. which is never given under criticism. Following this some of the teach ers were asked to state in a few words wh it. In their judgment, the schools mo.'.t needed at the present. Professor Meats was the first whose opinion was asked, and his reply wa3 that the teaching of reading ind special .'.upeivislon in the primary grades, for said he. "Upon this the future progress of the pupils learn ing largely depends." In responding to this question. Superintendent R. W. Allen of the Monroe city schools, said that from his long experience he had been led to believe th.-.t the greatest need of the. school c was the thorough co operation i f the parents, pupils and school '.. !'. rofevrd to an article written !.y P c fes. cr f.enderlu.ll of the Wi:U v t,e.a;c! '.od and pub lished in The Journal in a recent is sue. Continuing. Prof. Allen said: "Efficiency Is the crying need, but at present there were mora pupils graduating from the elementary than at any time in the past and that nil the colleges were filled with pupils so much so that the old ones were having to be enlarged and new ons built to accommodate the pupils. But even now many pupils oui' school, afier once beginning, before they have really gotten much out of the schojl and this in nearly every irriance is in utult of the failure to keep all the factors In a child's education n full harmoa." Following Mr. Allen's la!::, the p.'ans for th? sixth annual coiiii'.tenco- n.ent of the eivjuty school was given oy ine coun y suoermtenrtont. . ' oso ai.rngeme.i s ana plans ?,Ul tie pub !if !ed soon. However, thi;-. much may be said now, the general plan will be sii..iiir to those followed in the past, which were the t'ebate on Friday night, the parade, address, declaimers' and reciters' contest, and the athletic contest or field day on Saturday, The latter event will be under the direction of Professors O. V. Hamrick of the Monroe city schools and S. G. Hawdeld of the Waxhaw schools. The regular program as previously published was then taken up. This program was based on the principal book adopted by the State Depart ment of Teacher Training. The first discussion was led by Mr. J. M. Guion whose subject was the "Teaching of Elementary Grammar." Mr. Guion gave a splendid illustra tion of class room methods. Following this, in the absence of Prof. Baucom, Supt. Allen wan askeu to discuss the subject, "Teaching Spelling, Capitalization. Punctuation and Paragraphing." In this discus slon Mr. Allen said he would divide them into primary and secondary Importance. The first two he class ed of primary importance and the last two as secondary importance, for said he, they place more Importance on the former two, and are more ready to pass judgment on you and your product, the pupil under you owing to success or failure on thes two. Following this discussion Professor McCanless of the Unlonville school presented a most carefully prepared paper and demonstration on "Teach ing diagraming and analyzing sen tences in the teaching of grammar.' He set forth a new plan for this work, which plan has great merit In it. However m new plan is ever nc cepted without provoking some dis cussion. Mr. McCawless' plan was no exception and the discussions were free and interesting. The meeting adjourned to meet again at the call of the county sup erintendent. Calhoun Red wine Ah Known Ity n Hclioolmntc. Correspondence of The Journal. In the death of Calhoun Redwine young manhood has lost a gentleman of the highest type. His actions to wards others showed the sunshine of his disposition. Early in chilhood he learned the habit of attending church regularly and from that time on un til the end of his life but few Sun days passed that did not And him at church. With all sincerity, be could be termed a Christian gentleman. - At school he was a boy whom one liked to select as a true friend. He placed a high estimate on honor and could be trusted in everything. In his studies he displayed a studious mind. In mechanics he seemed to be a genius. Had his life been spared ho would, no doubt, have accomplish ed more than the ordinary Ktudent in this study. From boyhood up through the years of youth that passed before the period of manhood unfold, his life was radiant with the hopeful aspira tions which are possessed by thoae who desire to accomplish some thing In this life. Then juft at the time when was beginning to change thought into action, death removed him from us. In runnier climes than these he now abides, where life is richer, fuller and happier than it is possible for us to Imagine. A School mate. A man Isn't wholly bad If jg has confidence In him. i:oY TKAYWK'K SPKUXti SKX- SATIOX AT STATE CAPITAL Union County Man Charged Tli:il State rriMMierx are In hit manly Treated, and Tlmt Gambling nnd lim.toial Practice Are in t.cidcnce at Prison Farm. Roy L. Traywick, the University student, who served a fentence in the State penitentiary from this coun-1 ty, made some astoundi- g charges against the penal methot.s in this State in Raleigh Vuesday. Mr. Traywick. who ii. well liked aud has many friends despite his iiiisrortunfl, chained that the lash Is used unmerciiullly in the pen itentiary, and also that gambling was allowed end Immorality practiced. His charges spiua, i. sensation in Raleigh. Mr. Truywlck left here about ten days "ago. ostentatiously on his way to Detroit to work for Henry Ford, but he Mated to a Journal reporter that lie intended stoppii g over la Raleigh to ascertain if he could pos sibly throw an.- light on the way our penal in rtituti n is conducted. Wednesday' News and Observer carried the following a.count of Mr. Traywiek's chi.rges: "As the outgrowth of a remarkably graphir story written ly an ex-prisoner in which are portrayed alleged firighiiiil practices and conditions ex isting at Caledonia Farm, a State penal institutic.:i, it ia probable that the Legislature will order an investi gation of all branches of the State Pilson organization. "The ex-prlsonci Is young Tray wick, a Unkei-sity man who some jirr, a,To w.-.s convicted of forgeiy and sentenced to a term in the pen itentiary. He reived three years at Caledonia nnd was pardoned in De cember by Governor Craig. The young man's btory was read yester day by Representative Roland Beas ley before a session of the joint com mittee on penal institutions. "Among other things, Traywick al leges that prisoners are treated with frightful cruelty, beaten at times un mercifully, ill fed and poorly housed. They, according to his story, are henrded together and mado to sleep together as so many sheep, negroeu and whites, sick and well, old and young, all huddled together without distinction. The lush in all i'n frightfulntss, is plied without com passion, sodomy and Inuroinlity ram page, disease rava,;e.i the unfortu nates who fall under the pall of this great Institution so proiitablo to North Carolina financially Put so de structive" to the moral ilbre of those whom it seeks to correct oi punish, he charges. "Traywick's article reads like a page from Les Misreables. Hugo's Jean Val Jean' suffered no more from his prison experiences than do the inmates of North Carolina pris ons, if the young man's charges are true. There is not noticeable any venom in Traywick's article. He doei not say that he, personally, was bad ly treated. His article he says wa. inspired by a desire to correct evils through which so great a number cf his fellow men suiler untold injur). "Traywick is vouched for by Mr. Beasley. lie comes from the Monroe editor's own county. For several days he has endeavored to have his story printed in the papers of t::e State. None, however, were willing to let iool'c tuch charges unsubstanti ated by any but Traywick. Thcli view was that while the article is ex tremely interesting reading it might be greatly overdrawn and might work Injury to competent and hu mane officials. "Traywick charges that the profit acctiiing to the State from its penal intuitions is a disgrace to the State. He says that such protits come at the expense of prisoners who are treated inhumanely in the great effort to make the farms pay. "The Joint committee heard Tray wick's charges with much interest. Practically every member felt that they were exaggerative, but that they furnished sufficient basis to warrant the ordering of an investigation of penal institutions. Senators Brenizer and Holderness and Representatives Grier, Ren f row and Beasley were ap pointed a committee to make tne in vestigatlon, subject to the action of the General Assembly. "The nieeting was presided over by Senator Wilfred I). Turner, ex Lieutenant-Governor. Mr. Turner i aid that It was his opinion that much of the existing evils in penai institutions was attributed to the State's stinginess. This stinginess, he tald. tied the bands of men who oth erwise would do their best to reclaim to society the unfortunates seut to prison. "Messrs. Beasley, Jones. Gregg. Holderness. Doughton, Grier and Brenizer and Edward E. Britton, edi tor of the News and Observer, ad dressed the meeting. All were of the opinion that an investigation looking to reform was needed. "Mr. DeaMcy said that Traywick was actuated by none but purely un selfish reasons in making his charges. He was of the opnion that most of the charges were based on facts and that they nrade a thorough Investiga tion imperative to the welfare or prisoners. "Senator Jones was of the opinion that if one-tenth of Traywick's alle gations were true, the state mu:-t ccr rect those conditions or doom itself to everlasting disgrace. " 'Prisoners are human.' he said. 'For God's sake, If one half of these things are true, do something! I don't believe that every man who goes to prison is degenerate. To force white men to drink from a com mon bucket wltii negroes!' "Senator Gregg cf Randolph, who won the heartiest kind of applausi from the galleries when he defended the resolution of Senator Jones sanc tioning Governor Craig'3 Christmas gift to the convicts, told the com mittee that he had served as a guaru at the Caledonia farm for sixty days, at the end of which time he resigned because he could not become a party to the treatment of convicts at th;.t titue and he said the farm head was a good man. He would support uny man or any party that would re move this condition from the State, which he characterized as a dis grace to civilization." "Mr. Holderness thought that Traywick had exaggerated, perhaps. but that there was much truth in his tatement and said the housing of convicts was a disgrace. He thought the statement that lunatics were worked overdrawn. "Senator Holderness advocted the removal of the State farm from Raleigh as a business as well as a humane proposition and making the superintendent directly responsible ror the prisoners. He did not whol ly accept the charges as to food at the farm. "Mr. Beasley said that he hn: known of other former prisoners who had tried to shed some light on the treatment of Slate convicts and had been unable to get a hearing, ;n'l he was championing Traywick for this reason. He was imprersrd vhh his fellow citizen from Union and had undertaken to get the matter before the Legislature. 'A conspiracy of silence' had existed through fear of criticism and he wanted some steps taken to see if the charges were true. "Upon the motion of Mr. Doug'i ton, the statement of Traywick and his supporting witnesses Mas order ed filed with the committee." Padersky Has Been Rambling. Correspondence of The Journal. Stouts, Jan. 24. As I haven's written to my alma mater. The Jour nal, lately 1 - will now write a few items. Guess I had better tell the correspondents where I have been. Since Oct. 1st, I have worked at the great illuinlnum plant at Badin. and as commissary clerk for the S. A. L. at Hoffman, Gary and Raleigh. I will leave next Sunday for Mt. Holly, where I will work for Lewis & Riden hour, as drug clerk. While in Badin I roomed with my friend, The Stu dent, with whom I suppose every Journal reader is acquainted. The Student is still in the illumtnum city and Is running a fifty ton electric crane, I think. I had the most pleas ant surprise In my life when I board ed a north bound train some time ago, when I found one of our cutest feminine correspondents traveling in the fame direction. I give a special invitation to Scapegoat, The Student and all the other correspondents and friends to pay me a visit in Mt. I lol ly. Here's wishing everyone good luck. Our attractive teacher. Miss Ada Gay, has recovered from an attack of measles and has resumed her duties in the i-.chool room. A La ".lawns" style: A real dry looking simp, who recined to b financially broken henrted, came into the groceiy store here yesterday and offered to drink a "dope" while stand ing en his head if the crowd would pay tile "jit". He succeeded in drink ing two in that position and walkei out chuckling u:t if he had defied the law of gravity. Mr. T!oh Walker of Mt. Holly visit ed in the Elgin Thompson hon..- last '!' K. Min"! Beulii Ritch spent Saturday night with relatives in Monroe. Mrs. R. M. Condor was delighted to find, on going to the barn the other morning, that old "Bossy" hud pre sented her with twin calves. Both are real robust. Mr. Murphy Conder nnd Padersky spent Saturday in Monroe on bu.diies. Well, correspondents, when I get back to the little romantic town lie -tied by the old Catawba, where the "onlyest" little tow headed maiden lives, that culls ine "Red", I am go ing to write runie real articles to The Journal. I will have The Journal to follow me and will always be gb to hear from sweet Union. Pader sky. News From Corinth. Correspondence of The Journal. Monroe. Rt. 4. Jan. 24. Mrs. Oscar Whitaker spent Saturday night with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Alexander. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Tucker spent last Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Helms. Rev. R. H. Jamo3 of Oakboro was a welcome visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Richardson last Sun day night. Master Farl Whitaker, little son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Whitaker, (A off a bench one day lart week and broke his cnlnr bone. He also has measles. Miss Pearl Irby of the Howie Mine i.s spending some V-o with her sis ter. Mrs. Frank Guidon. Mr. aiul Mrs Hoyle Helms came in Saturday to spent n while with rela tives here. Winter has come at last, and if everybody has not got plenty of wood lying away, there will be something lacking. Where are all of our correspond ents? Gue.-s they are about froze up. Hope they will come acaln when they get thawed good. Wild Rose, you write a latter of encouragement to our brothers and sisters through the paper. Measles is still spreading. One gets it nnd others are not responsi ble for it but thev have to suffer frcm the effects of it. Farm Boy. .A1I E OK I MOV COl .VTY II'IMI DMH rAt.hLAM) Ti.tM Walters, S'i ut V k V.'cl:crs, Mi-et Willi Mystci-t ).;. !e;uu Suspicion Kaiil Play. Mr. Toia Walters, son cf Mr. Dock Walters, ho lives in Buiurd tov. n ship, w.-a found dead in tho passage way of MunguV (tarn at iVgciand Sunday morning about nine o'clocic by a couple of ti'.izeas a. they were passing. Waiters, who i.; ab.iul 22 years of age, worked lor .iuugo Brothers. The Pc.gcl.md ' u.n.il givi-s the following account if hi.; death and the circumstance;-: "The body was lying tlirei-;ly under the large opening in li.o loli. and it seemed almost ce rtain t!. ' ou.:g maa had fallen the distance t tU.neea feet from the loft to the l::ud ground, thus meeting instant. ci..t;i. i'h,'.e was a piece el broken plai.k lying near the body which had been brok en from above. "A cornoii r's inquest was held about noon Sunduy, A Hi examin ing several witnesses, th jury ren dered a verdict that t!:? decea.ed came to his depth from e'l ncidcutal fall from the bam. Dr. Dr.ncan made a cursery examination cf the body and gave it as his opini-n that th? young limn':, n-.-ck was broken and that there v;:s an internr.l I'rarturc of the skull, which caused the bleed ing at the nose mid ears. "Later in the clay it wa:, reported that a negro woman. Hattie Henry, and a negro man, Eugene Slack, had passed t lie barn between ten and eleven o'clock Saturday night and that they saw several men in the barn. It was claimed that there was a row going on. and tlu.t the.ie ne groes hid on the opposite side of the street and remained there until it was over. This report led to suspi cions of foul play, end an investiga tion was started by .Magistrate Rodg- ers and Policeman rGegory. Stack was locked up and held until Monday afternoon. He at firt den Yd even being with the woman, but Inter ad mitted this but denied knowing any thing about a row at the stables, "Mr. Dock Walters, father of the dead man, was not satisfied with the examination, so Dr.. Duncan and Eu banks were called, and they made a thorough examination of the body at the home of Mr. B. R. Price, two miles north of Fagcland, where the body had been carried Sundry after noon. Upon thorough examination they found that the neck was not broken nnd that there was little evi dence of a hard blow on the head. The bruises on the side of the face and head wen slight, and the con clusion was reached that the man caught on his feet and that the jar ruptured blood vessels in fh" of the head, which would cause him to fall to the ground. It was stated al so that der.th might r.ot have bo:n in stantaneous, but that he mislit have lived an hour or more, thus account ing for the two puddles of blood on the ground. "There serin to be unanimous agreement that the man fell from the loft of the barn. But in to the cause of his falling there are many opinions and in the minds of many there will roni.ln a mystery concern ing the dei' th. "Mr. G. C. Mnngn states that H oy closed up before ('atk Saturday night. Mr. Walters was seen by a number of people, end was in the bai'lier shop, about ten o'clec k Saturday nii'M. lie did not go to his bearding place liow i ver. "Mr. Waller.". U well spr.kcn of. being r splendid worker. He wai a son of Mr. Dock Walters of Buford township, and a nephew of Meesrs. B. R. and J. !!. Price. "The body was buried Monday afternoon ct I'ulah church." Votliing But Measles. Correspondence of The Journal. Monroe, Rt. 6. Jan. 2f. Measles, measles, measles. There are about twenty cases in our community now. Mr. Jesse A. Williams of Waxhaw spent Saturday night with his broth er. Mr. J. Frank Williams. Mr. N. W. Bivens of Wingate visited his daughter, Mrs. T. Z. Secrest. Saturday and Sunday. The six months old child of Mr. Frank Helms died Sunday evening and was buried at Shiloh Monday. The child had never been strong and took measles which caused Its death. Mr. Helms has four other cases or Measles in his family. Mr. Charlie Hairis of Waxhaw spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. James Garrison. Mrs. Braxton Craig Is right sick with la grippe. The Sunday school at Shiloh was called off Sunday on account of bad wenther and sicknees. Miss Dora Helms has returned home after spending a few day3 with relatives nenr Unionville. Mrs. Willie Elms, whose Illness was reported last week is much Im proved. Mr. William Polk nnd family have recent moved here from Lando, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Secrest visit ed In the College Hill community Saturday and Sunday. "Busy Bee" has been nurMng a right severe case of measles in her honip for the last week and therefore will hive to make her letter short. Busy Bee. Suite Auditor Wood has arked At torney General Manning for a ruling i as to tne constitutionality or tna act 'of the legislature providing an in cr.'are in Governor Bickett's salary. The ruling is asked for to satisfy C. (0. McMichncl of Roekingr.p.m county, who threaten") to restrain the pay- jincut cf tr.a increar.e.