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THIEF ABANDONED MR. I.
L. AUSTIN'S AUTOMOBILE
The Gasoline Giving Out, the Car Was
Left In the Road Several
Mll-a from MarehvUle.
MISS EVA MARSH H.VS MARRIED
Marshville. Feb. 17. Miss Eva
Marsh and Mr. Tom McBride took
their friend by surprise when they
were quietly married on Tuesday af
ternoon, Feb. 15th, at 2:30 o'clock
at the brlde't home near town. Rer.
A. Marsh, father of the' bride per
formed the ceremony and the only
ones to witness It were Mrs. Marsh
and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Marsh and
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Edwards. Imme
diately after the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. McBride left for Charlotte k
their car. From there they expected
to go to Florida for a short stay.
Mrs. McBride Is the youngest daugh
ter, of Rev. and Mrs. A. Marsh and
was reaxed here. She was educated
at X. C. College and Coker College.
Mr. McBride is a partner In the Union
Drug Company of Marshville and is
a pharmacist by profession. He serv
ed overseas for sometime during the
war. The young couple are very
popular in this, thlr native Hown,
and their friends wish for them much
happiness.
.Mrs. J. C. Biker loft Tuesday night
for Columbia, S. C, In response to a
telegram telling of the death or her
uucle. Mrs. Baiter attended the fun
eral in Columbia.
Mr. Hurd Davis has sufficiently re
covered from the sleeping sirkuess
from which he has been suffering
for over a month, to return here
from Johns Hopkins, where he re
ceived treatment, and he and Mrs.
Davis are spending sometime with
the hitter's father, Mr. Will Morgan.
' Miss Cornelia Robinson, of San
ford, and Miss Mary Jones of Laurin
burg were the guests over the week
end of Misses Louise Foy and Rachel
Haynes.
Mr. C. D. Davidson spent the week
end In Petersburg!), Va.
Mrs. Sallle Griffin of Charlotte Is
spending sometime with her sister,
-Mrs. Ed. M. Marsh.
The Ford car belonging to Mr. T.
L. Austin which was stolen Sunday
night was recovered Monday several
miles from town. The car had very
little gasoline In It when stolen which
accounts for it not retting completely
J away. Saturday thieves stole a 170
m suit of clothes from Marsh-Hallman's
ttore while the store was crowded;
and on Sunday night Mills and Wil
liams' store was entered and goods
stolen. It seems that efforts were
made to steal other cars before Mr.
Austin's was Anally secured on Sun
day night. Things are getting quite
interesting In our vadnlty now.
Mr. J. C. Morgan has moved his
family Into their new residence on
ineir larm a mue ana a nair soutn
i of Marshville.
Mr. John McDonald's handsome
.new1 bungalow has been completed
and he and his family are now oc-
PRICE INSISTS ITEMIZED
STATEMENT BE PUBLISHED
In Second Reply to Major Heath, He
Kay Church Incklent .Matter
Between Himself and God.
DENIES BREAKING VP SCHOOL
cunvlnr it
A Mr. Courad Hamilton of StatesviNe
spent the week-end, here with rela
nives. j Miss Lou Hasty of Portsmouth,
Va., Is visiting relatives here.
J Rev. J. J. Edwards attended the
MBiesvme aistnci conference bi
l Mooresvllle last week. Ltna C.
I Harrell.
ADMITS ANOl HKR Ml UDKU
J, Italian Hanged in Illinois Confesses
5 to Killing Kix Years Ago.
Marlon, III., Feb. 17. Settln'o de
"i Santls, an Italian miner, was hanged
I here today for the murder of Amel
t Calterera and Tony Hemphill, two
I boys. Before- he was lea to the gal-
lows, de Santls confessed to the mur--6ct
of Edward Chapmen in Johnson
'" City,' 111., six yesrs ago, for which
I crime another Italian, Joe Bingo, was
A lynched at the time.
J' Chapman was killed at the home
of his son-in-law, Ben Schull, mine
) foreman, who had discharged Bingo,
de Santls and another Italian, Frank
. Bianca. ,
Bianca, who was also implicated
in the murders for which de Santls
' was hanged today, made a confession
in which he charged that e Santls
i fired the shot that killed Chapman
' and a few days later committed sul
'. cide In jail while his trial was In
progress.
i De Santls then confessed to an-
other Italian, one of the Interpreters
f at bis trial, that he had accidentally
shct Chapman while trying to kill
Scnull.
To the Editor of The Journal:
I don't think the people of Union
county are tired or even bored at the
discussion of the road question or
any other question of a public nature
that effects the people as the road
question does. This seems to be the
all absorbing question of the day and
one that most- seriously effects the
people of the country or they would
not have met In mass meeting and
pa3sed "resolutions as to what they
wanted. The Major may think they
are tired and they never will forget
toe time or our-hair million dollars
that has been spent for roads and
still we are In the mud, and mud, I
am telling you. up to the hub.
I don t know how many were at
the mass meeting. I understand the
court house was practically full.
Don't know whether their "feet and
3hlrt tails' were sticking out the
windows or not. Any way the prayer
of the Major was that he wanted that
many and I naturally thought that
the Major's prayer was answered.
The .Major now says that only 47
voted for the resolution. He fails to
state how many voted against the
resolution. I ruppose the Major was
agin it so that would be 47 for and
one aealnst. so that was what I
would call a whooping majority for,
and should satisfy the Major or any
one else that the people were very,
itronply against the present system.
I made my suggestion and gave my
ideas at this meeting In the shape of
a letter. I failed to get what I
thought was best. The Major failed
to get what he thought was best.
His Diagnosis of the Case.
I am Bat is fled as to what was done.
I submit cheerfully. The people have
spoken. Their voice must rule wheth
er the Major or I got what we want
ed or not and I am going to fall in
and try this new plan. We can't
make matters worse.
Now, Major, why can,'t you come
in, throw your shoulders to the wheel
and let's all make one strong pull to
gether and see if we can't get out of
the mud. But no. the Major then
and there proceeded (so the papers!
say to pay his respects to Jim Price
and others. Not only did he then
and there relieve himself of a lot or
hot air, but on the 4th last. In a very
lengthy article In The Journal gave
me (Jim Price) and a lot of others a
regular "broad side that he thought
was a knock out blow for us just be
cause I dared oppose the present sys
tem, of road working. I had not up
to this time said one word In any way
against the Major, but when he came
t me with his broad side I had no
other recourse but defend myself. I
did It In a manner that I thought the
case deserved. I carefully diagnosed
the Major's case and found the pa
tient in a most desperate condition
cud gnve Just such treatment a I
candidly thought my patient needt-d
nndjjlcss "Patsy" I hit the spot the
nrst t'aie.
Wl'.l Finish Up With a Tonic.
I a n again. Willi a little caution
(for 1 must not give him an over
dose) going to dlagnos the case and
" ill try and give another dose after
which I think a tanlc will bring him
around all right. He has got to the
ttcjte where he h indulging very
freely in personalities and when a pa
tient gets to that stage he has passed
the danger point and If you can keep
him relieved of an over charge of
hot air he Is all right, provided you
can keep him from kicking the klver
off and taking on fresh cold. My,
my, but In his last article didn't she
cut a shine, got the klver oft, you see,
and behaved rather ugly. He says
that my article was in an "undigni
fied and Ignoble style," that my pen
was "flexible and vitriolic."
That Itemized Statement. '
He of course, In his estimation and
he certainly has a most excellent
opinion of himself, argues In a very
dignified manner! And then he
sticks so closely to his subject. He
$2M0 a Year Would Satisfy Old
Man, Old "Wummun and Kids
By XOVUS HOMO.
Waxliaw, K. F. D. Ko. 5, wives and all the kids worked like
February Seventeenth. the devtl last year and only made
I notice In The Journal of a recent nosJ to pay the leitilixer and the
date that a lady in Nebraska (Miss m- fm u
Margaret Feddei has figured out the dred to thousand dollars, on their
annual value of housewives. I,rm" ano wrew ,n a" lne MaoT ln"
I have no doubt that the multi- ' wurnman ana am
tude or domestic servants who wear " "ear 'nsn out or aeoi 10
the title "farm women." will be ? lu oour'n8 once oi me xeiiow
much pleased to learn of their extra- iwn.?. th "ere" ouL ...
ordinary worth as home woikers. The "V00 i w" w oe unaersiooa
only trouble I see with the proposl- " V?1" t0 urage Miss Fedde.
Hons Is that Mlsa Fedde didn't tell ,.n ner hand we r tnt
the farm women where the salary ,sh u. n0,lnf e va,wue at
, .nm. frnm . i, ' wlth this kind of work. We have
to be collected; with these two latter bUey1ed al th tlme hat ,the wor
points made clear, we would at once WM Important nd that It should
enter into a haven of bliss, and have "rfy neration but I m blessed
a regular "jimboree" of a time. " ,ls "u "
1 believe the census figures show lc" 'Brn thlns 'oremost. and
that about forty million of our pop- ft the proceeds of labor to accruelng
ulatlon are engaged In farmnig. If , i a . k, 0 1 !
we figure Ave to the family, thla, l
maii ei?M mlllin., f.miiio. i""' Y means oi maraei jug-
wifl have to allow one housewife to
each family, and this will gve us
eight million housewives. At a sal
ary of four thousand dollars each,
it will take thirty-two billions of
dollars to pay off the women In the
glers and financial magimtea (or
maggots) we had better not tell these
working folks that there Is any
wasesj for 'em. It's calculated to
make 'em restless, and besides if they
should get to taking these writers
farm hoines.where-ln-de-name-o'-God. " f?r,OU8,y 1?.d bf,Bln. t0hbe"7 lhf
am all dls money gwlne to come "ey are tellmp he truth, and should
frum?
decide to put in their claims for
ttupvloa yext i i mA lwl it fl I n kunh
oik ami Pay i a Different Matter., time I don't know what in the
The farm women who do all the thunder would become of us.
things that Miss Fedde enumerates Two tIiounhuI Would Sutlsry Whole
Bltfl till.. A n Mn iln.ikt nKn.. t
IIV J UV 1,1, 111 liUUUt MUUIll
it certainly do deserve pay for the
work, (and there's no doubt about
that either) but pay Is one of the
last things they think about. They
have become so used to doing these
Family.
Seriously now, let's cut that four
thousand down about half, to begin
with. Millions of farmers whose
wives and children work, in the fields
tilings gratia that they have' about and ,n the house and in the barn lot.
lost sight of the fact that there is rronl Christmas to Christmas, would
anything else attached to life except ' ,iave 8even klnda "J'mminy fits"
work and that work Is not supposed lf thfy could have reasonable assur
to command -salary in one's own ni,ce that the whole twelve months
home. labor would yield them a gross in-
i ao not rememDer just now what " .
the total value of the whole pro-1 an VOTV sle- therefore, that
duction of farm crops are. I do not tw thousand dollars will satisfy the
remember to have ever seen a value 1 0,d 1,,an' 0,0 woman, and the kids,1
sufficient to pay the housewives a and Muw Fedde can have the other
thirtv-two bl lion dollar waee nlaeed i wo mousana. tu sne can nna It)
on it, however, and I would suggest,10 PP' to repair work, In restoring
that Miss Fedde revise her figures a the devastated homes that have been
little and get the sum down to where I -cea y ioonsn onsiaugui
the whole viid of flpld rron. win of the money-mad. who have left in
pay the bill and not have our wives ,,u UmT trail the miserable shrieks
suelng us for a balance on last year's of wretchedness , we hear on every
wages aide. I think
Worked Last Tear for Fertiliser and
Kent. - i
know some very
H. A. SHUTE. WEALTHY AND
INFLUENTIAL MAN, DEAD
By Dint of Hard Work and Thrift He
Help Lmj the Foumlaikm for
the Large Shute Fortune.
WAS A CONSTRICTIVE FORCE
After a long illness. Mr. Henry A
snute. one or the most influential
and wealthy citizens of Monroe, died
inursaay morning at 2 o clock In a
Charlotte hospital where he had been
receiving treatment ror several weeks.
Death resulted from a complication
of diseases. He was nearly seventy
years oia.
The funeral sen Ices are being con
ouctea this afternoon at the Shute
home. Dr. C. C Weaver, pastor of
me uenrai Methodist church, and Dr.
J. E. Abernethy of Salisbury, a form
er pastor of the church of which the
aecasea was a member,, officiating.
The pall bearers are: Active Messrs.
F. G. Henderson, M. K. Lee. E. C.
Winchester. C. C. Sikes. M. C. Long,
and S. O. Blair: honorary B. C.
Ashcraft, D. W. Flow. John Correll,
you i
Our trade-vwlth Germany during
1920 amounted to 1400.000.000. This
I know some very good farmers was 1153,000,0000 fcelow our biggest
who tell me that themselves, their year's business with that country
MAY RUN FOR ALDERMAN
ON "ECONOMY PLATFORM"
MONROE CORNET PLAYER
IS COMPOSER OF MUSIC
Mr. E. G. FauHt Advocate Sale of ' Several IMeces by D. F. Peach, a Mem-
Water and Light Plant and Re
duction of City Employees. ,
HK OPPOSES PRIVILEGE TAXES
bor of Iocal OrcheNtra, Have
.Ueea PubliNlied in Chicago
Mr. E. 0. Faust is considering
making the race for alderman from
his ward on an "economy" platform
which includes planks advocating the
sale of the water and light plant,
abolishment of the office of city tax
HOIJXnYAY EX-CIRCTS BANDLVX
In a contribution on dancing and
music a prominent Monroe man re
veals that Mr. D. F. Peach, who plays
the cornet In the local orchestra, Is a
composer of note, a large Chicago
publishing house having accepted and
collector, and reduction of the num-i printed a number of his productions.
ber of policemen to three. His plat
form, as briefly outlined, will be:
1. Decrease our liabilities by
liquidating all assets.
2. Sell the water and light plant.
They are on sale here, and The Jour
nal correspondent, who knows good
music, says they are good.
The Monroe orchestra, he goes on
to say, has some fine talent, one of
By doing so, a saving of around two, the players, Mr. "Jap" Holloway,
thousand dollars a month In salaries ; once having been a member of a fine
and labor would result, and I will circus band.
guarantee cheaper rates for water! The communication reads, as fol-
and lights. 'lows
3. Discontinue all street improve
ment projects until all of the paving
laid during the past four or Ave years ,
naa been paid for.
4. lAbollsh the office of city tax
collector, bis duties to be assumed
by the chief of police.
5. Reduce the number of police
men to three, and require the "day
man' to also act as sanitary officer.
. Remove all privilege taxes. It
is not justice to tax a home merchant
for the privilege of conducting a
legitimate business. Impose special
BROTHERS SURPRISE SISTER
f '
' lleturn Home for Flmt lime In Fifty
' .Four Years. ,
Allentown, Pa., Feb. lT.-4Return-i
lng home today from a visit at the
I home of a neighbor, Mrs. George Mc
1 Quilken, of Hokendauqua, found the
parlor in possession of two strange
i men.
I Indignantly demanding their bust-
ness, Mrs. McQullken was told that
the unbidden visitors Intended to
make her a home a boarding place
' for a few days. Then the woman
recognised the pair as her brothers,
, John and Hugh Reynolds, whom the
had not seea tor fifty-four years al-
though they lived all this time not
more than 400 miles away.
j The Reynolds brothers left Stat-
ongton In 1867 and located at Perry
I Depot, Ohio, where they are engaged
I. in farming. This Is their first visit
i East ilnce they left
Lenin, the Russian dictator, deniea
' that be U dead. Possibly he knows.
Continued on Page Elht.
Merchants and business
men who pay taxes for the support
of the city government are due this
protection.
7. Require every man to cut the
grass In front of his own door, thus
saving several hundred dollars a
mon,th paid out during the summer
to a gang of negroes to Inadequately
perform this little necessity .
8. Oood government. Justice to
all and special privileges to none;
and a policy of tntrenchment that
will bring about a considerable re
duction In the tag rate.
m . .i : em iraaere.
uub was mn mere were oniy
voting and then touchef on the law
wnicn'requires ms board to make the
Itemised statement He admits the
law but trys to console himself that
he at some time argued with Hon. R,
B. Redwlne that such a law was Im
practicable and he further tries to
console himself by the fact he put
this question of publishing this Item
ised statement to a vote of the full
board of nine members and that they
voted Unanimously not to comply
with the law. 'Whew! Is this not
a most dandy proceeding? Why.
honey. I did confer with Mr. Redwlne
about this law. If Mr. Redwlne did
not intend for you to abide by same
why In the name of heaven did he
agree for Its passage. He drew the
act and I most heartily agreed to
same. . I do not doubt but that the
Major argued with' him about this
matter. And I do not doubt but the
full board voted as he says, but does .
that change the law. If he is go
ing to violate this very vital section
or the law why not violate all of the
law. What Is the use of having a
law. Why not delegate all power to
himT
"The Cheek of an Aim."
There is a law which requires the
county commissioners to publish an
SLEEP VICTIM UNCHANGED
Shoe Banker's Family Still Have
Hopes as Fourth Week Opens. . .
Atlantic City. Feb. 17. Though
entering the fourth week or his ill
ness there has been no change in the
condition of George T. Llpplncott,
banker, who fell a victim to "sleep
ing sickness" while ' on board his
yacht in Florida. Members of the
family. In a statement today, sav his
condition Is no worse than It has
been; that his heart action Is good
and they have not abandoned hone
of his recovery.
Not once since afflicted with the
"The dance at Nash hall Feb. 15
was highly enjoyed by the young peo
ple and all. The next dance will be
an "Inauguration dance March 4,
from 8 to 12. You are invited.
Don't wait for a bid or a beau. Come
with your mother, your sister, your
brother or a visiting friend. .
"The Monroe Cotillion Club will
probably give these community
dances twice a month. The Monroe
Orchestra Is nov rendering fine mu
sic. It Is the duty of the community
to stand by and encourage this good
orchestra until we can have a public
park and a community meeting place.
"Mr. J. F. Peach, the cornetlst. Is
a composer of note. He has written
some beautiful music which Is pub
lished In Chicago and is on sale at
leading music houses. It Is on sale
In Monroe.
Jap Holloway, the clarionet play
er, la an ex-member of a line circus
band and is great with his Instru
ment. Amos Stack Is a natural-born mu
sician. Hii saxophone work is very
good. Eflrd with the violin, Miss
Faust or Mrs. Hasty at the piano,
Mr. W. J. Holloway with the trom
bone and Jltumle Helms with the
drum are all good."
DEATH FOLLOWS DREAM
Boy Deprived of Sled by Father's Vi
sion is Killed by Farm Sleigh.
Blnghamton, N. Y., Feb. 17. John
Miller, a blacksmith, dreamed last
night that he saw an overturned sled
In a snowbank' and a small crumpled
figure lying beside it. The sled was
the new one he had bought for his
five year old son, Johnny. The fig
ure beside It was that of hts son.
Deprived of his sled because hii
f.ithr, warned by tie dream, would
lt lilni tako It oat of the house,
S-W J:
of e
J. D. McRae, John Crlffith. W. M.
Gordon, G. B. Caldwell, and T. P.
Dillon.
Surviving the deceased are two
brothers, Messrs. J, T. and J. R.
Shute. and the- following sisters:
Mrs. Elizabeth Brewer. Mrs. Ellie
Wilson, MiBS Emma Shute, of Mon
roe, and Mrs. B. F. Houston, of
Charlotte.
Although a native of Lancaster
county, Mr. Shute has been living in
Monroe for about sixty years. He
was born In Lancaster county. S. C.
May 8, 1851, and was the oldest son
of the late John Shute and Einaline
rundurburk Shute.
Nearly sixty years ago the late
John Shute, lather of the decayed,
who was then living In Lancaster
county, decided to emigrate to Mis
sissippi. The belongings or the fam
ily were packed in lanre canvas-cov
ered wagons, and a start to the dis
tant but fertile fields of the Missis
sippi valley was made. Monroe, then
a mere trading center, was thefr first
stop; aad while here, the family so
favorably. Impressed the late John D.
Stewart that after much argument
he succeeded in persuading the fath
er to give up his Intention of going
south and remain here. Mr. Henry
Shute was then about twelve years of
age, but being strong and muscular
lor hiB age, he was of great assist
ance to his father In making a start.
uy hard work and thrift thev laid
the foundation for the Shute rortune
which all told will probably equal ir
not exceed a million dollars.
All or his lire Mr. Shute has been
a worker. He farmed on a larse
Male, not so much for the profit that
ne might receive but nom the nure
joy he derived from tilling the soil.
He loved the land, rejected It. He
did not exhause the fertility of the
soil, but increased It year hr year.
With his brothers. Messrs. J. R.
and J. T. Shute. he did much con
structive work for Monroe by erect
ing many handsome buildings, chief
ot wnicn is the old post office, opera
nouse, Monroe Hardware wholesale
house, and the Bank of Union build
in . By Investing liberally in new
enterprises, they also encouraged lo
cal enterprises.
In his business deallncs. Mr. Shute
always acted squarely and honestly.
&veryooay reposed much confidence
in him, and there are many Monroe
citizens who are Indebted to him ror
good advice.
The deceased was manr times a
member or the town council, and was
also a consecrated member of the
Methodist church.
AMERICAN LEGION POST
IS TO HAVE CLUB ROOMS
Enough Stork Already Sold to Fur
uWi Flare Ladies Auxiliary
Alo to lie Organised.
WILL GIVE A MINSTREL SHOW
At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of Melvln Deese Post or the
America! Legion held at the Cham
ber of Commerce rooms last night
it was decided, after hearing the re
port of the adjutant, that enough,
shsres had been taken to enable
them to start and furnish their head
quarters. A committee was aDDOint-
ed to arrange for the place where
headquarters are to be established
with power to act A committee was
also appointed to arrange for the
furnishing or the rooms in a com
fortable manner.
The post commander was authoris
ed to sign a contract with the John
Rogers Producing Company or Fos-
toria, Ohio, the company that lately
pu( on Katcha-Koo here, to put on
their celebrated ameteur minstrel
show, "Houp-La." which is a scream
from start to finish, and with the
splendid musical talent that is in
Monroe, should prove one of the
most attractive shows that we have
ever put on in the town. It is be
lieved i!i:'t .Cue vacant date the
company h.ui will l;e about April 7th
and Sth. This will give ample time
to get the headquarters fitted up and
in j;ood running shape before the ar
rival of Ui director.
It has been the desire or the Amer-
lean Legion for some time to have
proper headquarter where the mem
bers can meet in a social way, writs
their letters and discuss plans for the
betterment of the ex-service person.
The Post, however, was determined
that It would not bo into debt for the
furnishings, etc., of the headquar
ters, so by active canvass among the
members a sufficient sum has been
obtained to guarantee starting with
the assurance that cash will be nald
for everything and the headquarters
start out on a paid up basis.
The Post has now an active, paid
up membership of about loo mem
bers and is engaged In retting uo a
Woman's Auxiliary to act In concert
with it. Members of the auxiliary
may be the mothers, wives or sisters
ot any member in good standing of
the American Legion. At present
the auxiliary is acting with the Le- .
glon, but when the State Is properly
organised into posts the auxiliary
will be an Independent body, holding
its own state convention and acting
generally totally Independent or the
Legion, yet Its assistant In every
good work. It goes without saying
that the Monroe post will be one of
the best in the state, and will have a
full and enthusiastic membership.
Mr. Frank Redfearn Is at present a
committee appointed by the post to
look after this very Important mat
ter and Is at work on the new post.
A called meeting of the post will
be announced as soon as the date is
definitely arranged for the minstrel
show.
BEAR BELIEYED TO BE AT
LARGE IN THE COUNTY
Strange Animal Leave Track) iu
Ixmer Section of County That
Tend to Uphold Thl llellef.
TERRORIZED DOGS AND STOCK
TALKING ILLNESS PERSISTS
But Little Chicago Girt Had an Hour
or Sleep and Silence Yeaterday.
Chicago. Feb. 17. Miriam ttuhln.
eight-year-old victim of a strange ill
Bess which has baffled physicians, to
day slept silently for one hour.
The gin startednalklng more than
a week ago, and today was the first
time Incessant conversation has
ceased In more than two huddred
and twelve hours.
After the nap. however, she araln
bgan talking steadily, and physclans
gave up hope that her Illness had
ended.
maiaay o as dir. uppincott spe-fcea a i Johnny caught on a heavy tarm
word. He Is In the ho ne of hisUleigh this afternoon, slipped beneath
brother-in-law, William II. Bartlett It and was Instantly killed.
According to an estimate of
Mineral Springs, R. F. D. No. 1.
Feb. 17. Quite a lot of excitement
was caused here last night by the ap
pearance of some strange wild ani
mal, believed by many to have been
a bear. It visited the homes ot Sam
Alexander, colored. Mr. John Baker
and your correspondent No damage
was done except dogs and stock were
terrorised. At the home of your cor
respondent a mule was so scared that
It was Impossible to keep blm In the
barn. Perspiration literally ran down
his back, he was so frightened.
w nen the animal reached the nlaca
of Mr. John Baker It gave vent to
tne most nalr-ralsins sound ever
heard In this section. It sounded
more like a calf In excruciating agony
than any other sound that I can re
call except It was short and staccato.
It continued yelling for about two
minutes.
Meanwhile, a posse was formed.
but by the time it had arrtved on
the scene' the animal had gone to the
woods near the old Nesblt mine. On
account of the density of the woods,
tne chase was abandoned for the
night. The next morning, however,
no trace of the animal could be
found. It was surmised that the
varmint, or "b'-ar." had gone down
Cane Creek towards McCain's mill.
Old timers declare It to be a good
sized bear by Its tracks. The writer
and about twenty little darkles hope
thst It will keep going.
PreabytoriM Church.
"Let us go into the house of the
Lord."
10 a. m., Sunday school. W. A.
Henderson, Supt
11 a. m.. Worship, and Foreign
Missionary sermon.
7::o p. m., Praise service led by
the Intermediate choir. All the mem
bers come. Sermon following the
praise service.
The Woman's Auxiliary ha Kmh
holdins a verr iiiivmiM mnA -.in...
., l ....... ux, L' I 111 m-
the hi . ... .
bureau of Internal revenue more than ?h!s (Friday T .fteraoo. at 2
'? A" wUhCaF .Vn'hTh SeVuxE.
1I.V - f".". uicu mm ries or the Baptist
year.
I churches unite. Reporter.
and Methodist
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