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y a—L-*T Face tke Charges Ml to tfca mum «w with kta*MAi rOgm with tM IMmUm at gatafj ae far m DmnU» villi IIm. D»-> by doctors that to might! am i. Wr •rfMt aataaly of t)w fears at tM • Hia Marti* h n M ttet ttM Captain Wright did Mt •Ma to square U» foil* »~j prove that M eatf wt that thara la m foundation for tM Wran was mugged and linear' priMad at headquarter. before Im Jaft far North CaroliM and wm corded as a native of Chatham coon-' ty. He mssnured six faat and tipped tM scale» at 167 powno*. Capunt Wright would not agree to lot him raturn to North Carolina with hi* attorney until Sheriff Ellidge of Wl!ke» County had given hi* consent over tM phone Wrann la alleged to Mva forged notaa purported to M«a Mm issued by tM county hoard and to Mve aold them to Naw York flrma after hypothecating them thro«wh hi* bank. tM total amount involved 1 MMN. WBBNN LETT THB DAT MCfOU BANK WAS CLOSED1 North Wllkeeboro, Jaly U.—A. the laitiai atop la u dfort to determine the piiltjr parties connected with the defunct Bank of Wilkes, and tha datMliif of county politics, • war rant wia aworn oat Saturday, by J. C. Wallace, rtfUUr of deada of, Wilkaa county, at tha requeat of tha, board of county ooaiariaeionera and RoUcitor John B. Jonf*. for the ar-1 raat of Clan Wrann. former pia4 dent of tha da fund institution, on tha chargaa of forgery and embeztle HMDt. The Bank of Wilkea waa forced to doea iu doara on May 28, last, and on the day before Wrenn departed by automobile for tha Virginia sanatorium And upon arrival there, •■tared aa * patient suffering with a nervous breakdown, it la mM. The arrest of Wrann came al.a eewlt of tha diaeovery of • fraud ulent not* an Wilkes counfy for tbe «i» ®f '>5,000 aaid to have boon handled by him through tha Bank of WHkea. School note* amounting to Um »uaa -of S12S.OOO and apparently forgeries also, have bobbed up dur ing the part few week* these being bald by New York banking firms Ota tha face of tha evidence thus tar obtained, it appears that tha credit of Wilkes county >baa bean need illegally to tha tuna of $180,000 and while Wrann ia getting at paaa -aat the credit for scattering tbaaa "»y«Ury" notes, of which there is> no record at ttia courthouse hare arc of tha opinion that ha baa had colleagues, and especially oat sMo help Tha earring of the warrant on Wreim Mb morning is looked upea aa only ana of the devalopmenta that ara eoo«w*ke place in Wllkaa. An Granite Lodge OAwri In ' (tailed At tlw regular communication of Granite Lodge of Hucm held TW day nlrht th« newly elected officers were installed. Report* of the oA rrn allowed the lodge to be tn pros perous conation with • total member ship of tl7, together with more than 160 afllliated Mason* who have their membership at other points Plans were perfected to see that the . Orphanage Concert truup, coming here in August, would get a record attendance. The following i/ a complete list of the officers that wOrs installed: WilUam S. Wolfe, Master; J. Car roll Hnl. Senior Warden; Winston Kultea, Junior Warden; Joha Leitch, Treasurer; C. Binder, Secretary; 11 A. Pendleton, Senior D sac an; D H. Cooka, Junior Deacon; E. W. Paddi son. Senior Steward; W. B. Partridge, Junior Steward; Brv. C. O. Crodefc, Chaplain; Rev. E. Gibson Davis. Edu cational Secretary; A. 6. Seism. Tri or. i m . i_J Cupid-Up-To-Dat* The three ad muiinl comedy, "Cupid-Up-To-Date" under the direc (io* of Miae Then* Hat ho m, waa prrMBted at the National Theatre. Tweaday niffct, under the auapirea of j Boy Scoot Troop No. I, of the Pi rat Baptial Church. ( The play w*a very amuainx and waa voted a aneeeaa by all who «aw It. I The mata feature of the play waa lit tle Miaa Doria Corkerham, daoffctCT of Mr. and Mra. J. E. Cockerham, who played the part of Dan Cupid ae well. The furniahed cAetucn*. of the play were very attractive. Other faataraa' of the play wwra; Father Time Peed Blevine. Common Senae Mary Binder. TV>l|y „ Lorita Woodruff ^t*ady. — Cddta Webb Bully ...r 1 ' DomeeCtea „ ..... Sue Senator Bin* A lata Webb Scientist lather ftyrd C ora _ x * Lillian Johneoa IVora ..J Carrie Taylor Kddy ^ — ftal fltowarl Fred% Harmon Ay era Pianist The different ehor up of girie betweeu the agee of two ami eighteen yeari The poney from thta play will be Ha served Mr nwlia ta Mm War I»ww> Uw Dim andMM MM a WWa ha was takaa *Mi raaMMly, friMMb ha pwalilii la *Wt Ha la <»w»: O. J. Daaajr. « WtiMtaa-SalMa; Jfn. & U Edwards, (Max, Va.; Ma G Daaajr, Bartavilte, S. C.j DbtM P. Dmhv. JadBM, Mia*.; MIm Maty Daamr, Haitarilk, S. C.; BUm ■. a Dmny, Wliaaa; D. T Daaar. Wdii> rttla, I Ci latry B Dm*?, GaMoMa. and Kra. J. H Innan. of Filet Mam lain. The children art aaaed la th* atdee ef Mwtr km, aad all of tUT ■id* <4 their father during hie Itteeee far Um 4nt time la aboet twartf J>eare. tea C. Patterson, of this city, wall • mldanly .trickan iU Wadnaada y moraine white »landing in tlte In hoase mi Moor* Street. J&* had Just returned from arrompaaylac the (Ira truck in answer to a Ira alarm and moo after (tapping down from it In fall orar unconscious and far as hour it saquirud the aid of frianda to kaap him under control. Ha waa carried to Martin Memorial Hoapital far first aid. and arid remain there until hM condition changes. Same weeks a#e ha luffdred aa scute attack of appia dicitis bat raconered wttfcaut aa ap% r rati oil. however Ma health has not tarn very good tiaaa than Laat week ha purchased the Mid City Cafe and had plans started to rAake it a first claaa safe Mouat Airy v«. Oalaa. at Galax, Thursday, July Slat. Mount Airy vs. Galax. at Mourn Airy. Saturday, July tM. Mount Airy. vs. Pinnacle, at Mouat Airy, Wadnaaday, July S7tB Mouat Airy us. StateevtlU. at Elkin. Thursday. August 4th. Maant Airy vs. Kernerarilla, at Mount Aiix July SOfti. First Baptist Church IU*. E. Glhaau Davie. Pastor Bible School (classes for all ual *9-4fi A M Morning Worship. U49 A.M. B. Y. P. U. TMf.N. Evening Service 8 00 P.M. Crayer and Praise gardaa. Wad naaday, «, » .8:00 P. M. The pastor proaches next Sunday BSoruing and evenlM on the follow ing themes, "The Lamentable Cry Prom The Cross," and "Lesson* From The Life of Lindbergh." Wa0 Christ utterly forsaken on the crosa? If Ma was forsaken, why? What are the Isaaons from Lindbergh's recent feat T C<mld any young man of today With ths name daripg spirit have dena the same* Waa Lindbergh's nurceae due only to the appclation given hint— "The Plying Pool?" Thoae quaations wttl ha anawarad la Sunday's mea aagaa. Coma and bring yaur friends Hsyiaart Mhaairtal Baptial Church Rat. M. P. MaCarter, Paater Prajw u4 PraiM Sw«Im. ««M.r 7:M P> M Sunday SchMl #;<» A, * Momln* -Worthtp U:MA.M liiiMilM *«nM» tt» P. M Jr. Cpwarth Ln|« r * » ►. M % Epwoftfc l>«f« J:IB T. m W«4. Sii «Im '• 11 IMIIJ expert baa been employed to h*r* >t)irrrtiiot of Uytn* out the course. The Ant work to b« iurM will he |nd!4 tj* greena and U« e.uj getting tlivm it. ■bap* tor'gram Dabacat, July 20.—Mr* Tkomaa U CA. 24. paaAtl away Tuasday night at the Martin Memorial Hospital, Meant Airy, /oliowing a hriaf ilhuaa. funeral aarvicea will be bald fr»*a the Zephyr Baptiat Church Thursday nfternoote. Rev. C. t. PieMa. tha lanti^r officiating Interment will follow in the church cemetery. She «nu the daughter of Mr nnd Mia. Roaeoe Edmonda, of Dobaoa, and ha> bes* a '-e«ideat here far several rear*. She was a consistent asember of the Zephyr Baptist Church, ar.d VKfk a great interest in church w>rk. fhe viA also an aetire tnemhei- of* the R. YwP. U. She ban many frien.U throughout thU community who meurn bar paung. Sunrtring are bar husband, T- '■» Cox father and motli \ The oonrrcjnticm of Malialieo JVmpte M. K Church. Sooth, it eel» brut in* its «i xtieth annnrarsary this iw, this is the oMm( church for colored people In Mwrt Airy M«ir Wr» at th* cKnnh are asking their white friend" for • little aW tn pay. choreh looking te kniteg a feed pee PrMur IkiraM «kk lii »* A* the hoya aari gtrW of the mgak rlut. At night they have r a teacher training rlsaa for all who are luternKj in teachirr Twenty four ptrMM have NralM ill thia Much icUnvst i» being ihown had fT«a« p«l i» peeled from Una; |wit. Mas Mary Fain, a resident of the LmnI Bluff section <M at Martin Memorial hospital. July 17, and U rnn. Hot rmalaa war* laid to reat tha 18th. following funeral aar»" tcas eondacted l>y Bar. Ida D. Farfa «on, of Pilot Mountain. . Mr. Frank Branacoasb died at hi* home near Hillirllta. Va„ Tuesday of laat weak having reached the ripe old aft of *0 years. He mas twice mar ried and U survived by the aaoond wifa and fix children, oaa of wham U lira 0. B. Wehb. of this etty He faced the future with confidence. His remains wen* laid to rest near hia Grant is tat, and b> the p Mra. I . Dr. PrivatUs, who Uvea la Um i man, an employee at ( company, »u broafht to hie father'a home on North Con tar (tract. Occnrred Near Ha—toneiHe. TW ateaiied in aatth •tall, naar Hooatonvillo, on a bra road WaJim og from No. M w»y Mr. Holland taft Saturday afternoon lain, to Elkin. and arjnacad •weotheart In taka n ride ant hoaa of Wo (randmothar la Iradall, expaetin* to ratnrn to 1 aa that Mlaa Bahra could ho an at the hoapitel today. Maa Bahra waa at Dm wM of the yanng nut i • o'clock laot nlffct whan U naikii an abrapt curve at n bnt over a branch. TW randator ran tha six-foot • ride tnma Inf the cnr top Hka an ace undarnaath. Mia* Boh re, fall In th« middla at the at roam., with her faoa da am ward. Holland waa thrown a to one aide, .with hia tac (y>llou inf tha (Kowvr of how or two afterward, tha roM ovor tha yoang wwnan'i and resulted If her death. Tha _ man waa utterly holplaa* in tha en<* of daath - which ha tmtwd eoininr to hi» companion aMM thonjrht certain for him»#K. - ? 1
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