rcic two
THE MOXTMHE JOCTWAL. FRmAT, APRIL gg. Iftgl.
EIGHT PACKS
1 KILLED, t WOUNDED IN
AFFRAY NEAR STATE LINE
Falkland, to fone thorn. Finding
Funoerbmk at home, he placed him
under atrrst. but was unable to locate
StTCtTS.
"There mas nothing else to do. The
Munror (iradetl N-ho.l Honor Holt. .
The following U the March honor
loll for the Mouro Graded School:
Lower First Grade: John Hinson.
K(H-ar Robinson. Frank Hinson, Ro-
consuble. m ilh hi prisoner, started salt-e Header. Crowell Reader. Joe
bjnk to Faseland. Presson. Rebecca Lee. Kaihryn Wa
They had almost reached the out- j.er.
ykirts of the town when Constable Higher First: Margaret Lauer.
Rogers espied Seeeeri standing on Maigard Love. Carrie Lee Morgan,
the Hide of the road. Bringing the y,ia Grillin. Adelaide Barnes. Kd
rar (o a stop, he jumped out to ar- uiund linens. Gua Henderson. Mason
rest the fugitive. Funderburk. ap-. Mincy. Wilson Griftin, Percy Laney.
parently, was only a disinterested Ervin Stack.
spectator. Higher Second: Virginia Gravely.
"Seegers showed fight. Hastily Louise Roberts. Elizabeth Rice. Li!
drawing his pocket-knite he made a jian Lockhart.
lunse at the Constable; who. form-1 Higher Second: Johnny Laney.
n il. lv in aeile pnonch to Clasll the Hill.- u...ih Ah. llunnMt Sik-..
The assailants are believe! to De tne hanJ ,hi(.n hpld ,he knjfe bt,for. ,he t;,on.e stovall. Bettv Sikea. Woith
nephew of the neuro Seegars who ?narp blade penetrated hU rhet. For Winchester Klizabeth Kedw ine. luk
wai killed by Ganson Funderburk a ,,.,v n,inult.8 ,,,., struggled, the L,,,, i;0tM.rt Pavne.
several we.k ago wh.-n he was re- Nonstable havinc both hand around Lower Third:' Kttth Davis. Fli-M-
slsthu arrest, und it is tiumsni t.ieir,. nvcro-- wrist, was unable to ,,..lh ;, Mah.-1 H i. son Edwaid
Tond. lli-nnan Stewart, Loriiiii!'
IVire to Serune Vengeance Helievel
to JUxe Actuated I lie killing
oi (ianxi Funtlerbui k.
THE TWO ASSAIUIXTS FM'APFH
Ganson Funderburk. colored, was.
instantly killed, and Rena Funder
burk. also colored was seriously, if
not fatally wounded, early Wednea-j
day morning in Chstertield county.'
near the Lancaster and Union county :
line, bv two unidentified nrgroes.l
UN
deed was actuated by a U- sire to se- ,,,.. for njS K The m tro. gr::d
cure vengeance for the dt-ath nf their ,..,.. eiyi WOv und.r the suit. l i T
strength exhibits! by Mr. Rov rs.
kinsman.
Sin.e the shooting even i red n'ar
the state line. Sheriff Fowi-r of this
county, Chirf of Falioe Spoon of
Monioe. S!u iiiT H'.iu'er of Lamaler
county, and Sheriff Grant of Cfuster
rlold county, all l.asti in d to the
scene, but u was f.mnd that the deed
v as a. tual'y nm:n:n d m Chester
field county and thei.fore under the
Jurisdiction of Sheriff Giant.
The killing, according to Rena Fun
derbuik. who was carried to a Char
lotte hospital for trtatment. was an
atrocio'is, cold- blooded murder. He
save Sheriff Fowler. ami the other
officers, the following account of the
shooting:
Ganson and Laney Fmulerburk
and myself were plowing in the bot
tom near the creek when two strange
negroes appeared about 7 o'clock in
the morning. None of us had ever
seen them before. They pretended
to be cold and hungry, saying they
were dodging the officers, and that
they were on their way to Atlanta.
One of them said the cause of their
flight was the shooting of an officer
when a po-e raided their blockade
still. We immediately built them a
fire, and sent Laney to the house for
food, one of the men taking his plow.
"Shortly after the departure of
Laney, the negroes drew pistols, ami
began shooting at a stump. One of
them made an excellent shot, and
asked us to examine the target. Both
of us walked over to the stump, and
as we bent over to examine the target. 1
our visitors began opening tire. Can
ton was Instantly killed, and I fell
by his side.
' Canson Funderburk was shot in
the head and in the b it breast about
the heart, while Rena was shot in
the head, the ball enteiing over his
right eye. and in the left side.
Laney Funderbiirk, who was at the
house getting the two strangers food,
when the murder took place, said he
first heard one shot, then several in
rapid succession. He rushed back to
the lield to investigate the shots,
finding his companions dead and no
trace of their assailants.
The story of the negroes was veri
fied by the finding of a bullet in the
stump, and by tracks showing that
two men had tied in haste over the
hillside. i
A white man in the community told
Sheriff Fowler that he saw-
strange negroes sitting in a. buggy
near the dead man's home the even-
tn hmi'lnim mid lllitf llUtt.'t'tinn led
the officers to believe that the two -'on"
men planned to kill Funderbiirk that
night if he left his home. His failure
to go out, they believe, delay d his
death. ' I
Descriptions of the negroes, as sent
out over the country in the hope of i
leading to their apprehension, are: i
One was a nnillaio. about 38 years
of age; height. 5 feet. 10 Inches;
weight, about 150. He wore
overhallB, dark coat, black hat and
sported a short mustach. The other
made desperate efforts to sect :o
pistol; and l'er a while it api.:-l
that the I'.iueland officer would be
niurdertd by lus assailant. It wps
then that he thought of his riso:-. t
in the car. He summoned him to
hi-i nil! Like a Hash. Fundeiburk
wa. out of tin1 car: and equally qii'ck
be r ached for Mr. Roger's pun.
There was a pistol report, and Seeg
ers fell to the ground, mortally
woumbd. Thus Funderburk avetited
himself, yet stayed within the pate
of the law, it is believed."
I'K.M I II t.lt lF. 11H.M
FMC.UIONAI.
CI'IISK
Mr. Hiiisoo. a Teacher fr Fifteen
Years. Make Some IVrlinent Ob-M'i-
at lon on School Matters.
Mineral Spiings. R. F. 1. No. 1.
April 21. The students at Prospect
are preparing for an elaborate enter
tainment during commencement, be
ginning April 2!.
A number of friends of Mr. Jackson
Plyler gathered at his residence, near CUiUdia Brown
Stack. Margaret Wood Simpson, 1'i.ui '
ces Lee Stack.
Higher Third: Jack Wakcney.
Fiances Crowi'.l, Adeline Fowbi,
ltoxve fundi rhurk. James GrifnMi.
Helen Unison, Thom.i. Neal, Sci
I'arkei, J.iii.e. IV.tioa. Lillian W. '
roil. Philip Weaver, S:im Warli
GcMiudo Wa!h.
Lower Fouith: M. rgaret Kngiisli.
Sara!. Faulkner. Myrtle Cline Fi'l-u-'
wider, Rachel Hudson, llillie Paiks
Smith. Jane Austin Sikes. Bern see'
Coan. Kathryn Lee, James Ashcr.iM.
Charles Roberts. "
Lower Fifth: Ruth Cadieu, Eliza
beth Mill, r Caldwell, Mildred Creii-'
shaw. Manila Ruth Kendall, Bertha'
Presley. Laura Stewart.
Higher Fifth: Edith Boyles. Mary'
Steele Norwood, John B. Ashcraft.
Floyd Can n p. Harry Lee. Pickett Wil
liams. Lower Sixth: Claude Sanford.'
Maurice Redfern. Margaret Kedwim . j
Ella M. Helms, Maude Bowers, Alda
Fairley.
Higher Sixth: Helen Cason. Janie
Weaver. Lena Baker. Rena Broom.;
Winnie Boyles, Hilda
Bethlehem. Saturday and celebrated Morgan. Lois Fowler. j
his birthday. The day was made jjS Emma Hunter's Grade: Max
merry with songs, stories and a picnic Griffin, Annie Toole Rotter. Jeaaininel
dinner. Austin. Mary Lemniond. Johnnie La-'
Mr and Mrs. S. L. Hinson attended i luan. Elizabeth Meares, Emma Jean
the rimeral of Mrs. Hinson's brother, ,ox ,.rtis Price. Nellie Austin.
Mr. Wylie Montgomery, at White; Miss va Ratiiffe Grade: Annie
Plains. S. C. Sunday. Mr. Montgom-, Louise Caldwell. Virginia Blakeney.
ery died of appoplexy. i Eleanor Stevens, Louie Sikes.
People here were elated to knowj Miss Mary Gordon's Grade: Ceb sto '
that the Prospect team won wveral 1 .rmti'lil. Margaret I). Sikes. Charles
events in the county commencement Weaver. j
athletic contests held In Monroe Sat-i Lower Eighth: Nellie Cadieu. Eve-;
urdav; especially since it was appa- v Snvder. Heath Davis, Harry Pr. s-j
rent that Marshville had "it up her ,.,, j Tod. j
sleeve'' to win almost everything In- Ninth Grade: Florence Redwine..
the educational line. The local boys ' Mil(lre,j L,,ei Abram Crowell, Clar-
are being congratulated on their ath- ',(., Houston. Whiteford Blakeney. :
letie prowess. i Tenth Grade: Grace Williams. j
Generally speaking, the fruit crop Eleventh Grade: Christine Gordon,!
was Killed; out aiuiou-n umr """i Mildred Plyler, nuoy wiuiams,
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fioeinu weather, some I til it seems
to be holding its own. What wasn't
killed, however, was badly damaged.
Your correspondent was greatly
plased to see that his bird story was
reuublished in the Charlotte Observ
er, one of the state s leading dailies. I Anle 0rav pioyd Helms
For some time I nave oeen wiiuiik
articles on birds, and their lives are
so closely connected with our own
that they have completely won my
..., alfections.
.Ml. liraUJ I 1 lei IIUO i i. ......
home after an extended visit to
friends in New York and Newport,
ted that the opinion was based on matter involving the ownership of
the fact that she left her property land. There are cases, of course,
j;oM Will Veiiliet Shows Negro Can to the negroes. where passions are aroused, when
Get Justice in Courts. That was a natural thought and, race feeling sways Judgment. But
The Jury's verdict in the Ross will that with the natural race feeling when the facts are set out in au at-
North Monroe Second Grade: Net-i
lie Coan. Mary Lee Privett. Roy
Helms, Curtis Helms. I aul Ph '''.ruae In Union county Is one of ntanv and the feeling that it was not best mosphere free from passion. In the
wuuaru iieiiiis, '.' instances in which the gratifying fact all 'round for so much valuable prop-iciear ngnt oi justice, tne negro win
Permenter. i.urtis yeese, '""""stands out that while Juries can and erty to pass from the white race by Ret his rights before the average
Deese; Third Grade: Annie rauiKiu r, ; d djsrpej,.d rttoe nrpindiop. .av the gift into the hands of negroes, made Southern Jury,
:Statesvlle Landmark. Maggie Ross, 'a strong case to break the will. True
a white woman possessed of large es-1 the white beneficiaries employed
tate, lived In retirement and It Is counsel and gave their aid and innu-
THE GIUND STATE OF BI FORH
negro was of dark complexion, 25 or
30 years of age; weight about 170
pounds; also wore overalls; had on
a light-colored shirt and a black hat.
Clean shaven.
The officers are confident that the
Mrs. Win am Dean has returned io
her home in Charlotte after spending
ten days with her mother. Mrs. R. A.
Barrett, who has been very ill for
some time.
The Prospect baseball tenni defeat
ed the College Hill nine in a fast
game here Friday. Green pitched
tine ball for the Prospect team, but
h "I ho was accorded poor support. Mc-
OlUe , ... ,v, ,I..U!n-
norter ana jioseij, no no
team, played well, but errors at crit
ical points lost the game.
The eighth grade diploma Is one
of the greatest curses of the present
educational system, according to Mr.
F. V. Hinson, a teacher of fifteen
vears experience. He said that he
had taiiEht hundreds of bright boys
killing was done by nepnews ot .r who did w0,k with
there is no otner iosioie -(ha,
cers. as
motive than that of revenge that could
have actuated the deed, they say.
None of the belongings of the ne
groes were stolen, It was pointed out.
and even if robbery had been their
motive, the officers say, it would not
have been necessary for them to re-
eort to murder as both were armed
The
believed
killing, was depicted in a recent issue
of The Journal, as follows:
"How a Pageland m
name of Funderburk, aveng
self upon another member
race, who goes by the nam of Seeg-
great credit, but that the moment
thev completed the eighth grade and
hint received diplomas they were
content to abandon their pusuit of an I
Esi. Jeire C. l-aney Kays K.verj'tl'lng
Is Peaceful in His Domain.
Monroe Route 8. April 21 Whoop-
Mug cough Is raging in this section,
and the schools are so aneciea tnai
they have almost become depopulat
ed. Small grain is -good; farmers are
working with all their might; there
is some cotton and corn planted. The
freeze a week ago nearly destroyed
all of the garden vegetables; the
blackberries, however, are safe;
peaches, apples and grapes. It Is be
lieved, met the same fate that the
earlv vegetables did.
The farmers are using but very lit
tle commercial fertilizer. There are
reveral fresh milk cows for sale, but
no buyers; money Is scarce; there's
not a hireling In all this section, the
fanners being forced to do all their
own work.
Spring has arrived. The croaking
of the frogs, the singing of the birds,
the cooing of the doves, and the song
of the whippoorwllls can be heard,
making one think of old times.
Very little Is being said anout tne
usilll oi an . plrton tnp n0Sg
education, contenting ,1,P1"'W'V.P8 will case having occupied the
w ith the parchments prerented by tne , f ,he Ug(
county. Mr. Hinson thinks the stand- "M""k,01 P
aid of the schools should lie men as- pneaced in my old occupation,
niuraer as ooui were aruieu. " .mall schools so 1,1,1 r"-'-,,
r c.,. -hiM, I. ed by consolidating small scnoo s eo rhlckens and turkeys
J to behat the boito.u of tho. to afford more and iM-tter eaenen, rommunlcatl Mr.Editor.
. recent issue, 11 '" "'T ,,',pntlon PlVP Vo11 n ra,n' ",,a 01 1 , 1 f'
Journal's editorial call:ng attention trannuilitv that reign in
.rn. bv the; to the plight of ex-soldie.s .vins ; m : of Buford. the
venrl'hlni. UM- The exposure oi am . t, f . won,p fam0lIS for ,U
her of ha;de'lorable condition is t'nougn y. , d;pr4 and fine citizenship.
Jerrc C. Laney.
awaken the
nothing elre
fires of patriotism as
will, and your rorres-
. and at the same time saved the V ,7 -' V. wit re-
i!St Vo K5hRX, Si ! S "0 i.. made in the.r be-
!jr Mr. W. E. Fundeiburk. The shoot-j "J"
ing affray, which occurred Monday,
ended In the death of Seegers.
"A few days ago Funderburk and
JSeegers had a row, resulting In the
latter Inflicting a pistol wound upon
bit adversary. News of the trouble
reaching Pageland some time later,
Constable Rogers had warrants Is
aued for the arrest of the two, and
on Monday went to the home of Fun
derburk, which Is a few miles from
I The I
Redpath 1
Chautauqua
I 7 BIG 7 I
I DAYS i
. The 100 1
jj Program
Chautauqua Week Here
April 2Sth to Slay 3th.
New of tlie Siler Coniniunlty.
Matthews Route 28. Many of the
citizens of the Siler community were
greatly Interested in the Ross will
trial, a number of them having been
witnesses; and the verdict of the Jury,
It seems. Is generally approved.
Rev. W. C. Underwood preached a
most Interesting sermon Sunday, his
subject being "The Betrayal and Slan
dering of Christ by Judas." He ap
plied his sermon to present day con
ditions, claiming that people betray
ed each other. Some people, he said,
become Jealous of their neighbor be
cause he has a better home or a bet
ter farm, and to vent their spite they
become "busybodies" In Jdleness, go
ing from house to house, mixing a
grain of truth with a bushel of lies.
God doesnt't teach m to be that way,
He having said: "Rejoice with those
that do rejoice and weep with those
that weep." The people are highly
'ntpaspd with Mr. underwood, ana
hope that he v.iU be a leader In the
jthe communimty for many, many
i years. j
It seem? that a majority of the per-,
'rle Are dissatisfied with the law re-1
jruirlne marriage applicants to pre
sent a certificate from their physician j
showing that thev are free from con-;
Jtagious diseases. The writer Is unable j
i to see how tne law will accomplish ,
much good, especially In this section,!
'owing to our proximity to the slate
.line. A couple falling to pass tho re- j
irjiiircd medical examination can r"u
jt'own to South Crolf'is ft vrv little
expense and Lave the krot t!--d. i
Statement From Mr. Wood.
To the Voters of the Fourth Ward:
- I wish to express my sincere appre
ciation of the magnificent vote ac
corded me In the first primary, and
to say that I am In the second race
and promise that if elected I will
work in the interest of efficiency and
economy in city government. I am
also In favor of reducing the salaries
of the mayor and aldermen to the old
1318 basis. Thanking you for your
support, I beg to remain, very truly
yours, V. H. WOOD.
Mr. Moore Is Grateful.
I wish to thank my friends In ward
two for the excellent vote given me
in the primary last Saturday, and to
say to them that 1 am still In the
race, and will be glad if they will
! stand by me. I promise It elected to
stand alwaya for the best interest of
the town, and economic government.
O. H. MOORE
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"Ah. no, madam."
"What, she died?"
"Not that. She didn't pay mc,"
V. W. HARGETT,
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alleged that she permitted her negro enre against the effort to set aside (he erty returns. I will be at the follow
servants unusual or vlleaea in her will, but most of these beneficiaries, ib pi aces in may:
home. At her death It was found 'are outside of Union county. Their At J. Davis Helms. May 16; W. TM
that she had willed the bulk of her local Influence would be small, while ! Robinson's. May 17; Oscar Clonti J
. . , . ' j u.ii.. tt .... i, tilm-A Mow 1ft Pnlclnv rtrob o'm f W W
esiaie io tnree negroes, various ne- jury m wnne iniou nramj tiinr .....j , .
quests were made to churches, mis-(would not be expected to look with G. Long old home place). May 19;
slons and charities (the orphanage at 'favor on 1.600 acres of valuable ! Huey Sell's, May 20; and I'nlonville,
Barium Springs, $2,000, and small! I'nlon county land passing Into the' May 23 and 24. Come prepared to
amounts were given to various white i hands of negroes, their heirs and as- give in all crops produced on your
persons, but the bulk of the estate'signs, for all time. jland. I. C. CLONTZ,
of 1,500 acres of valuable farmlngj But after a hard-fought contest of I List Taker. Goose Creek Township,
lands and about $35,ono in cash was i 15 days It took that Union county!
left to a negro man and Ins oauchtef iurv Just 45 minutes to agree that nanny uitige lownnnip
and granddaughter. The white woman Maggie Ross knew what she was do
had no near kin, but as soon as her Ing when she made her will; thaf she
will was made public second and , wanted the negroes to have the prop
third cousins and others farther re- erty and Bhe was entirely right within
moved, to the number of 109, entered j her rights when she gave It to them.
suit to set aside the will on the ground That is by no means an unusual
Mineral Springs, Tuesday, May 3.
Marvin, Thursday, May 5.
Weddington, Friday, May 6.
W. L. Hemby'a Old Store. Monday,
May 9.
Howie Mine, Wednesday, May 11.
that Muooio Hn. no- nn n.i o iiv ' vprd let pi t her. from t he nol n t of race Cla rk Bros.' store, Friday, May 13.
competent to make a will and that 'relationship. Not so many years ago Prices Mill. J. N. Price's Store, Mon-
Rhp Un nndlllv lnftllnnAt hu Uin-A white lurv. in Iredell Superior i day. May 16.
j. 1-.. rnivr, rooi-1 nn .
negroes w ho were beneficiaries. Manv ! Court, took the word of an old colored
witnesses expressed the opinion that'tan against that of two white men
she was mentally competent to make men of property and standing as men
a will and when pinned down admit-, of affairs in their community In a
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I the start of her.
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