THE FOWKX Or MUNTBBS
INK.
S«M week* ago th*r* war* •
doaM or mn children to Um county
Imm ot Surry kiwi mrj **ort M
hM Mil to gat fcnui for tkw nd
y*t they bad not b**n plncod- Th*
•ditor of Th* Now* l*arn*rt of th*
fact# and wrote an article eallinfl at
tention to the fact and at moo th*
cation* from a number of people, not
only front citisen* of Surry county
but from Many counties of the ftato
and from Many citiaeoe of otbar
state*. With all thoee demand* for
the children It waa no trouble to neleet
desirable home* for theM at om«,
and every one of theM waa givan a
flood bom* And It all caase abont
aa the result of on* short nrtkto pob
Uahed In Um N*w*. It I* a vary pos
it rvs and convincing incident that
show* th* power of advertising. It
•eat th* county net a cent, and yet It
resulted hi finding boas** for a num
ber of children who war* being fad
and clothed at th* aipsnaa ef th* Us
payer* of the county.
OTTO WOOO AUTHOR.
Um notorioua Mr. Otto Wood hM
turned author and la publiahinc or Ims
puhllahed a book. Be la now a fam
ous crlMtnal confined fa the state
prison far mnrder. He ha* eeeapad
so Many times that they an now
hiaptofl bhn in an Iran cafle to idle
about th* Ufa at crtoM ha hM Uved
and the ton tim** ha hM *aoafl*d
from prison*. Waa hia eel the
priaon authorities an permitting hka
to conduct a aale af hia book. As we
recall it, th* law la that audi char
Mstors shftll bo oosflntd In Um fifltf
priaon at hard labor. Thar* la loma
i- . -J • « miUli ■ laulu
wnf oui n Ktfpinf win onwrij
thought for th* state to ba allowing
• aheap eriMinal to b* publtohtofl and
sailing auch a book aa Waad la sup
paaad to he able to write. Th* aup
paeition naturally la that soMahady
euteide the priaon la Maktofl money
an thia deal. Mr. Weed ahould ba put
to bnHaihig chaira ar «vau dotofl
nothing rather than ■aajfag the
Mate with auah literatufu M ha M
Following ■ Imri*! at Pobsan this
Co.. brought by W. H Marion
continued until mit Fabruary coart
Thi. m ifrMd upon by both aides
at the contest on condition that John
Banner Mm with Edw. M. Unrille
as co-rmiw. b) the hearing it W
brought out that W. U. Marion owna
one-hflf of the stock of the company
and 1 Q. Benbuw and P. A. Boom,
each om>-fourth. Mr. Marion aliased
in bia complaint ♦*"» be was not being
paid bia proper share of the pro At*
from tha operation of the theatre.
The appointment of Mr. Bannar aa
ana of the receiver* was at the request
of Mr. Boone and Mr. -Benbow., j|
la understood that the receivers will
omploy Mr. Boone to operate tha the
atre. but they will have full control
of iH moofe* mmA poUciM of Um the
atre whilt it it under their suporvu
ion
Gto» Castor Lmhi Hotpitil
TTOMldll t|||^ ||| |^rt0tl<>j[y
r wound* to return to hia homa
in Carroll County, hrtw «u shot
In the faoc with n ikot gun by Wobb
following • qnmrrrl of mm nature
and lor a Mm it was feared that
Easter would not rocovor. IniMdi
ately alter botaf akot ha wu brought
to Martin Hnapftal where etoac «tedi
cal attention par ha pa aavod hie Ufa.
C—lidirato Vttoraa Pmiii
William Williaawon a Confederate
Voteran afod U Mara dU at tha
honw of Us so*. Monro* WlllU»«on
ttsa! iiffUK
about two raan. lb rantni ware
»<£
day aftanoaa, where the aged «n
had boen a meaabor mora tbaa batjr
Nan. Ho is saialaed hy all ehiJ
dron two at whoa, Early and Mom
A We Watim.1,, Attracts
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by the clerk and compare mm with
hl» -r-K book."
"ft found in analysing the bank
accounts that the bank deposits var
ied materially fro* the amounti
shown by the dark's cash hook and
asked the «i»rk for an explanation
but he could not five proper informa
tion We Have prepared schedule 13
and 14" to show the analysis of the
bank account and cash book and th*
wide difference will he noted."
IV law requires that a statement
of the moaiea handled by *11 public
n>rial» ha pabhahsrt in amm news
paper annually. This ha* haw 4mm
by P. M. Poos*, the city secretary
and treasurer, bat inasmuch as no
Recorder's Court has ever been pub
lished the report of this departaseat
for the year ending April M. IMt, la
herewith pahltahed for information
of the public:
"Tow* of Mount Airy, H. C. I*
eaipt. »nd DUburMM.aU Bac.„<dar'*
Coort, May 1, 1M», ta April ». IMA
sssrte laa
»!«?. taT*"' 'SJ-S
BRwiV I *vM| fcMifO
5,470.14
1,108.70
Apr. M, IMC, TllJt
pr. M. IMC,
Clark'• book mm!
the bank balaiuw, J7A11
It arfll ba mm from thia
that tha Judga gate
$2,000 a yaw la
flJM, Mm city aboat 11,600 in of
tL flaaa wbich w.re M.4701^"1
la tkb ctty wa km a tax i
whoa* Oaty It ia to
Wa aMo hava a city
"L pay-'tToa* V- m« of tha
of Cky Can.
la tarnari Mr «a i
to.tha tNttaf
af Mm «Myij
t
The report of the Mutton Is eon
tslaed hi • book of M wm ■*»
•I* of two Mti la Mr. Poor*'* books.
As svarysns knows Mr. Peon bas
taken groat pride te bavins bis books
balance to tbe penny during the
twenty year* tbat he bas baM tbls
oMce. Tba matter of two rant* being
over did not hurt financially bat Mr.
Poors did not root at bia work until
be found that tba bank bad asads tba
error in Hating a batch of check*, by
misreading a figure on one of them.
This ares an error that anyone alight
have ssade but Mr. Poor* would not
be satisfied untU he found it and had
bis books balanced to tbe vary sent.
There are three copies af the audit
in the bands of tbe city officials and
they are giving it a careful study.
Tbe vohwninousnsss af the report
and wide scope which it embraces
will require soma tiiae far the odMeh
to give It proper study, after which
tbe suggestions ssade by tbe report
win be rnasidsrsd.
In dosing tbe report the auditors
made the foUowiag gin—I com.
Aai\
While our supply la«U you will fet absolutely
free »tpiiin Gillette Safety Rasor and Made with
•ray purchase of a 86 cent tube of pahn Olive
<3havfrt<r Crmm*n
oRaVlng valHB*
V. S. W«Me Drag Ctapujr
Mr. Dqrirl*, the city tax collector,
la lot willing 'or tkt report of tW
twHtori to atend withoot nktwg a
fall tamotivation at Mr dw|M aa
to tkr ronditiona in HU iSm. la talk
in* to a Now* ropcweetatW* this
wook ho stated that ho had ao per
sonal knowledge of any shortage la
)iii and thftt tW auditor® dur
ing their work horo had not amtwiod
with turn about say coaditioa that
they did aot undsrstand. Ha says ho
doea aot know haw thoy arrived at
thoir ftgai* of $1464.00 shortage ia
his tax hooka. Ia ordsr to protect
hie iaterooto ta the Mttor Mr. Doyorio
has wp joyed Chas. N. Goodnoe, audi
tor, of Charlotte, to Mtao here next
wook and look over hie hooka aad de
termine tf paarihh how the Dehto
a edit was arrived at. Mr. Goodnoe
has audited the hooks of this city f«r
many yean prior to this year aad ia
recognised as ona of the beet to toe
•tote. Mr. Deyerle is plenty able to
iilitaii the city for aay san—>
that he ssay owe K if sach is ftnaBy
■1st—hiiif. tort ha is standing by his
boshs aa he kaly believes the sedi
tors hare Mads seate error ia arriv
ing at their ssaelasisa ae to the con
ditio of his beaks, a*d for that rea
son ha baa geas to the peraoaal ex
pense of secartog the eeniues of Mr.
Oniaii to aske a seesad sadit. The
eight aad alihbild aay actisa to re
Mr. Deywto. Mr.
rtoe la tha Mit hw te|i and tto
heart wM mm* with Mb mi la*. IT
to wafer «M Ma hw to n>
Now that the tHj father* have i
to each expeaaa at hwrtag the
made aad also cf going to the ex
poliae of partly changin* the old aya
teai of bookkeeping thay cannot af
ford to ahaotatoiy disregard tha re
port of tha auditor* without asking
•xpitMtioQ to tbt public. For
to accept the report of thw
aid than fail to haad any
thing that tha report brine* to their
attention could hardly be counted
comutent. With the tax collector
(taAding behind bit record* and ho
ha vine employed an auditor alao Ik
begina to look like the city'* account -
inc *y*toa> will gat a food aad thor
ough check up abag all Itoaa to aajr
■ot. G. W.
_.. I:U A. M.
Worship 11 KM A. M.
Worahip 1:00 P. M.
Epworth League 7:1» P. M.
Prayer Beniaa. Wed. 140 P. M.
■ U.1 Tlua
Ytari S WUtoa Hug.
Maw York, |*pt 1.—Twenty lyneh
I* Mm occurred to the Uatta*
ao far thia year, to <
with It far the entire year of
the natlaaal aaaaotottoa for the
of