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How Your Wants Are Filled
qOo you know that the merchants
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Higher Court Afffrms Conviction of
Frady.
Raleifch, Dec. 14.—Eij^bt ap
peals were decided by the Supreme
court in its weekly delivery of
opinioDS. Especiall.y notable was
State vs. Eds:ar Frady, which
came up from Buncombe, the con
viction and sentence in the lower
court beinfi: affirmed by the Sup-
rene court. I'his is the noted
blackmail case in which Frady and
two accomplices, Martin Bickman
and Mj/rtle Pressley were accused
of sending letters to D. P. Lance,
a merchant of Arden in effort to
frij^hten him into paying lar^^e
sums of money. In the trial be
low the girl was acquitted and the
jury could not agree as to Rick-
in. They convicted Frady and
he was sentenced to two years on
the ^roads. This conviction and
sentence is affirmed, the court
holding that there was no merit in
any of the grounds of appeal.
Other appeals decided in the
batch of opinions delivered this
afternoon follows:
Barber vs. Berry, Guilford, re
manded; Bailey vs. Long, Burke,
reversed; Tyler vs. Hayes, Avery,
affirmed; Bank vs. Loven, Avery,
affirmed ;lBailey vs. Bailey, Mc
Dowell, reversed; Ingram vs.
Johnson, Burke, affirmed; Bell-
Thrash Co., v s. McCormick,
Burke, no error.
Unjon County Receives the Demo
cratic Flag.
Raleigh, N. C.,Dec. 15.—Union
county is to receive the splendid
silken state flag from the state
democratic executive committee
as the banner democratic county of
the state in having made the largest
gains in the November election
over the state vote for 1912.
Union’s per cent gain was 59.97
per cent. Buncombe gained 15.79
per cent.
There were eighty-seven coun
ties that showed democratic gains
as figured out by Democratic State
Chairman Warren. Thirteen
counties showed losses in democrat
ic vote. The net gain in the demo
cratic vote in the state was 11.86
per cent under the announced plan
of the award.
Verdict Against M’Coy.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 15.—
Thomas C. McCoy, of Asheville,
N. C., was convicted by a jury in
federal District court here today
of conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment out of revenue tax on
whiskey distilled, at the Long*
branch distillery here. The case
was completed late today and the
jury was out an hour and ten min
utes before returning a verdict,
McCoy’s attorneys informally gave
notice of a new trial.
It was announced that sentence
will not be pa^ed on McCoy until
after the prospective motion for a
new trial has been heard. The
maximum penalty is four years in
penitentiary or a fine of $20,000.
Bailey
Turns Down Appointment
to Bench.
RaleigbflDec. 14.—J. W. Bail
ey, ColI(5Ctor of Internal Revenue,
declined to accept the appoint
ment to the Superior Court judge
ship for the Seventh District ten
dered him yesterday by Governor
Craig to succeed Judge Charles
M. Cooke, resigned. He wrote
the Governor this evening that his
private business is just now in
such a condition as would not ad
mit of h;is continued absence from
Raleigh such as service on the
bench would exact. He expressed
deep appreciation for the tender
of the apoointment. ^
Governor Craig will leave the
mat^r of further appointment
open for a few dayr and says he
has no one all in mind at this time.
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UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
MARION, N. C.
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS NOVEMBER 17, 1916
RESOURCES
LIABILITIES
Loans and Discounts - $■'>75,648.87 Capital Stock
Banking House and Fixtures 17,000 00 Surplus
County and City Bonds - 6.95(? 00 Undivided Profits
U. S. Bonds - - ' 51,000.001 Oirculatiou
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank 2,250.00 | Bills Payable
Cash on Hand and in Banks 161,600.91^ i Derobits
$814,449 36
$ 50,000.00
30,000.00
6.74105
48,595.00
NONE
679,110 81
1814,449.86
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