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m accurate, terse M TIMELY ^m^UME^XXX mtmmwj fM INTO FIELD Uerif* Office Continues To Most Sought After I H Position In County I msSEM is APPOINTED! Brn? position of Sheriff continues I ft seek to be the most sought af- I flTofficp in Warren county and I ^Lises to be the most hotly con-1 L Green this week announced I canaidacy and joined with Ben I J^Barrington W. J. Pinnell, and n F navis in seek- / l?rcer Sherm a. (W [he office now held by Sheriff i?Sd Williams, who is a candidate M re-election. R. 0. Snipes has ^Bj-.arawn from the race. Hunter Pi?nell, Coroner, fearB that to candidacy might hurt I H chances of his brother, W. J. Knell, yesterday announced that I Kwotild not be a candidate fori flection. Edward Petar and M.I powell have announced that they I K candidates for this position. I 5. j. satterwhite of Manson defi-1 jKely announced that he was a I H ;;date for tire Senate, opposing Be T. 0. Rodwell of Warrenton. I Ko new entries have announced! B Judge of the Recorder's court. I ^ b. Newell Sr., W. C Fagg, Dr. I W. Taylor of Warrenton, and I n Taylor and T. C. Alston of I Beton are seeking the support of I public in their race for this I Br. H. Aycock, merchant and far-1 B of Elberon, tlirew his hat in I B ring and became a candidate I B House of Representatives. He J opposed by J. C. Hardy, editor! I the Norlina Headlight, and J. I I Dowtin, one time member of I Roseph G. Powell, Register of J1 Beds, candidate for re-election, is I Bposed by S. G. Wilson. I Clerk of Court John D. Newell J opposed in his race for re-election I B W. T. Rooker of Norlina, and I' L Nicholson of Macon. I Edward Allen, superintendent I schools ana P. M. Stallings, Au- . tor, are appointed by the boards], education and county commis-]. Bners, respectively. John Picot of | ttleton will be a candidate fori, embership on the school board, it J' K^' learned last night. It is un-] mood that all the present mem-1' W ^ see^ re-election. I W' Present members of the ]. aunissioners with the exception] E. B. Newell are candidates to ] ceed themselves. Seeking re-] Iction are John Clay Powell, preit chairman, John L. Skinner, H. Wall, W. H. Burroughs. Others 1 e R. L. Capps, T. D. King, John 1 P. Hunt Parker this week pub- 1 ted his notice of candidacy for ] election as Solicitor. He will be ^ 'Posed by E. R. Tyler. , the county board of electon will [ eet at the court house at Warren- ( ? tAWrvr*?r\n< isvm ^---? ? ? - -f V"*wiivvv AUl II1C pilipUbC Ui j K Registrars and Judges of ElecB for all the election precincts ; the county. Registration books 1 B he openeu on May 3 and will i Burn open until May 24. 1 Bliss Julia Dameron has resigned ^ B tnember of the county board of , Ktions. Jesse Gardner of ChurB has been appointed to suc^ Efoin H. Russell of Macon has W*n appointed J. W. Bailey's cam- ( Bsn manager for Warren county 5 B his campaign for the United , Btes Senate against Senator Fur- j B?ii Simmons. i Bjhe Warren Record today is car- ] Bg the announcements of 23 can- < Neprn o-~ h Brother Sought By P Uw Result of Brawll 'Williams, negro of the I>i-1 neighborhood is recovering I is head and! I*51 Perry, Pishing Creek negro, I ( m by the law as a result of 1 < -"ffiken brawl near Little Zion I ( on Sunday. 11 ^M?o*uig a few curse words, 1 < fourth from the effect of 1 j bad liquor, Perry knocked 11 in two v? > ...v iic a a witn a rock, I \ a deep wound. Williams was \ \ to War rent on where he re- \? BK ;; medical attention from Dr. I 3 Macon, who found it neces-1 U"!( to take several stitches and I H^'n- the negro to his home to 1? further developments. y y Sheriff Neal and E. L.u went to the scene of trouble \ i *tte unable to locate Perry \s 0 had made his escape. ' 31 Stores To Be Closed t At Warrenton On Easter Monday No special form of entertainment has been announced for WaiTenton on Easter Monday and it is expected that each individual will enjoy the day according to his own inclination, with many taking: short motor trips to places of interest, with the followers of Isaac Walton journeying to the creek banks and rivers in pursuit of fish. The stores and other business houses will be closed for the day. This afternoon beginning at 12 o'clock and lasting for 3 hours special Good Friday services will be held at Emmanuel Episcopal church commemorating tne sunermg ox Christ on the cross. The Rev. B. N. de Foe-Wagndr, rector, yesterday made an especial appeal for as many citizens of all denominations as possible to attend this service. Special Easter services will also be held at this church on Easter Sunday as well as at the Baptist church, where a special program has been arranged by a committee of which Miss Edna Allen is chairman. SPECIAL PROGRAM AT BAPTIST CHURCH EASTER A special Easter program has been arranged for the Warrenton Baptist church on Sunday morning, April 20, by Miss Edna Allen, chairman of the program committee. This program as announced yesterday follows: Procession to Calvary, Stainer's "Crucifixion; Invocation; Gentle Jesus, Nevin; Scripture; The Voice " Triumphant, Stultz, J. Edward y Rooker Jr.; Prayer; Offertory; Sing With All the Sons of Glory, Stultz, Mrs. T. R. Frazier, solist; Announcements; Hymn, Hark! Ten Thousand Harps and Voices; Easter Message, Key. K. u;. JtsncKnouse; naneiujan: Christ Is Risen; Benediction. ti L TO HOLD GOOD FRIDAY t SERVICES THIS AFTERNOON t In commemoration of Christ's A suffering on the Cross three hours v devotion will be held at Emmanuel si Episcopal church this afternoon from 12 to 3 o'clock, the Rev. B. c N Wagner announced yesterday. 9, The Rev. E. L. Hayes will deliver e the address on the Seven Last Words. t( Holy Communion will be observed {i it 11 o'clock on Easter Day and t] Vesper Services will be held at 5 c'clock on Sunday afternoon. 21 Russell Named As 7, Bailey's Campaign 6 Manager In Warren f Edwin H. Russell, prominent merchant of Macon, was this week appointed to manage the campaign of Josiah W. Bailey in Warren in his h campaign for United States Senate. C Mr. Bailey is opposed by Sena- n tor Furnifold Simmons. No manager ti for Senator Simmons has been yet w ippointed for Warren, but Mrs. Charlotte Story Perkinson, formerly o: in opetofflTlf St.flt.P P.flTTl fi Jl VV IOC, 10 J.UO uwiuvwtiv IMVMVV ? w paign manager. j( Mr. Russell received notice of his p: ippointment early this week from f( ;he Bailey headquarters in Raleigh S( and is making his plans to bring p 5ut as many votes as possible for p Mr. Bailey. ir To Present Play C( At Macon Tonight " b: "Cool Knights," a three-act musi- a: :al comedy, will be presented to- ]a pight at 8 o'clock in the Macon high n: school auditorium under the aus- e< pices of the Macon Community tc :lub. The play is directed by Miss s( Eloise Bryant of the Triangle Prolucing Company of Greensboro. s\ Among those who will face the n: footlights are Misses Elizabeth h Thorne, Ethel Russell, Eva Belle 01 Harris, Marguerite Harris, Agnes t( Reeks; Mrs. H. l. Bass; Horace b Bass, David Rodwell, Ben Harris, b Pryor Rcdwell Jr., Brown Coleman, ci W. T. Person, Marvin Drake Jr. w t( CAPTURE STILL p: npniitips E. o. Davis and John hi 3ary Davis captured a 150-gallon capacity still near Areola in Pushing Sreek township on Wednesday afternoon. The operators had just r completed the run, it is said, and 9 .10 beer nor whiskey was destroyed, a, Evidence lead the officers to believe 0J ;hat the still had been operated at x ihat site for at least six weeks, it is ^ ;aid. hl TO SELL BARBECUE The young ladies Missionary society of the Methodist church met ivith Mrs. A. J. Ellington on Tues- m 3ay evening. Plans were made to se sell barbecue on the court house cl square on the first Monday of court 0' week, May 19. 'oi ip hi WARRENTON, COUNTY rHINGS THAT By GENE / \ WANT sou to / meet MS uncle / MR. JONES-HES / VERS WEALTHS ANV HAS LEFT E^ERSTH \ -Tt> p-\E (N HtS WtLl I BUT THE POCTOR \ he's Liable \ TO LlVt TO BE y | HONDREP^^X * iVets Continue To Lead In Digest Poll On Prohibition With every State and the Disrict of Colunjbia represented, the iterary Digest shows this week thai ntAfn ViftTra fVia loO H in tVlP Tlfi.' '1C W C to XJIdTC I/A.IV iVWU M* v?.w ion in its poll on the Eighteen# mendment. Those favomg modioters who want to see the law trickly enforced are in third place Out of a total of 3,175,927 votes ast, 1,308,816 were for repeal; 51,475 for modification; 915,475 foi nforcement. The returns from North Carolina ell a different story. Here those ' voring strict enforcement have ie lead. Modification is in second lace, and repeal in third. Out oi 7,091 votes cast from this State 1,714 are for strict enforcement; 863 are for modification, and 514 are for repeal. viwanians Hosts To Graduating Class The Warrenton Kiwanis club was ost to the senior class of the John iraham high school at its regular leeting on Friday night, at which me 18 members and 26 visitors ere present. The program under the direction f Mrs. John Dameron was attracve and humorous, it was said, ohn Dameron headed the musical rogram by an appropriate solo, jllowed by several selections by the .nir.r p.iftss Miss Annie Sue Howell, resident of the senior class, and ettis Rodwell, secretary-treasurer, lade short talks. Wearing paper hats of various >lors and shapes as favors, and irowing off the clutches of middle fe, the members of the club went ack to the days of their childhood nd joined their guests in a regu,r candy sucking contest. Each lember and each guest was presenti with a stick of candy and told > suck it to a point, the first to do > being the winner. The fun began, each sucked and vallowed, but there were three lembers of the club who evidently ad been practicing for they soon atclassed the others and the conist came to a close when Stephen urroughs, Shorty Gillam and Paul ell each pulled forth his stick of indy sucked to a perfect point. It as a tie and the winner was de>rmined by the cut of a card. The rize was then presented to the onor guests. MRS. GALLIGHER DIES Mrs. Mary I. Galligher died at idgeway on Sunday morning at o'clock. Burial services were conrcted at Wake Forest at 3 o'clock i Monday afternoon by the Rev. C. Yates. She is survived by hler osband and several daughters. JOHN ENGLAND DIES John England, 82, died at his ime near Ringwood on Monday orning at 4:30 o'clock. Funeral rvices were conducted at Zion lurch on Tuesday afternoon at * clock by the Rev. J. L. Midyette : Norlina. arrot OF WARREN, N. C., FRID NEVER HAPPEN BYRNES \ / Voo HAVE . \ \ KX SYMPATHY( \ > \ W? HAD THE / I SAME TR?oB^E J .. / vs/iTH HY . f J \ grandfather! 7 L ... H -A. ...? * Badges And Medals Presented Members i Co. B. On Tuesday At a regular drill of Company B s held in the armory on Tuesday t night, 1st. Lieutenant Harold R. /*'111 nmeonfnH . SKiiiman, cuiiuiittnuiiiB, t Expert, Sharpshooter and Marks, man badges to those who qualified r on the range at Camp Glenn the past summer. The winners of the badges, their rank and number of 8 points made out of a possible 250 is as follows: Expert Rifleman: 1st. Lieut. Harold R. Skiliman, 228; 1st. Sgt. Wilk liam D. Jones, 232; Sgt. George N. ! Pittard, 225. ! Sharpshooters: Sgt. Benjamin P. I Terrell, 219; Sgt. George E. Weldon, I 215; Cpl. Jasper W. Loyd, 219. s Marksman: Capt. Claude T. Bowers, 204; Pvt. Harry I. Fulford, 212; Cpl. Clifton J. Overby, 211; Uvt. Oliver H. Robinson, 210; Pvt. John E. Floyd, 209; Sgt. William W. Prescott, 208; Pvt. Mark P. Bottoms, 208; Cpl. Douglas M. Mustian, 208; ; Sgt. Silas H. Perkinson, 2C4; Sgt. Philip B. Skiliman, 202; Cpl. Loyd i R. Daniel, 200; Pvt. John A. Dowtin, 198; Pvt. Willard A. Robinson, 197; Pvt. Walter V. Loyd, 191; Pvt. Andrew C. Dowell, 191; Pvt. William R. Warren, 191; Pvt. Julian W. WilI liams, 190. Huffman Hurt When Freight Cars Jam J. T. Huffman, white, is recovering in the Roanoke Rapids hospital from injuries sustained on Monday when two freight cars at Norlina were jammed. He suffered a badly crushed hip and bruises. Huffman was employed by the Public Utilities Company and was on top of a shifting coal car. It is alleged that the brakes on the car on which Huffman was riding failed to work and as a result the car was jammed against a string of /?noi ook onrf he was thrown to the VUMJ VWiU MUM ... .. bottom of one of these. He was brought to Warrenton and given surgical attention by *Dr. C. H, Peete and by Dr. G. H. Macon, physician of the Seaboard Airline Railroad Company, and rushed to the Roanoke Rapids hospital. MISS DAMERON RESIGNS FROM ELECTION BOARD Miss Julia Dameron of Warrenton has resigned as a member of tlie Warren county board of election. Poor health was given as her reason for resignation. Miss Dameron is said to have been the only woman holding such a position in North Carolina. Jesse Gardner of Churchill has been appointed to sucosed Miss Dameron, according to C. F. Moseley, chairman of the Warren county board of elections. CRAP SHOOTERS IN COURT Bennie Arrington and Charlie Jones, young negroes of Warrenton, faced Judge T. O. Rodwell in Recorder's court at Warrenton Monday on a charge of shooting craps in a local negro barber shop. Judgment was suspended upon payment of costs. ( ?W0 AY, APRIL 18, i \,VA? V :< 'NOHLhAWINr ATHLETIC MEE1 Many Citjzens Present Foi County Commencement Here On Friday VARIED PROGRAM GIVEI* Gathering from every section o: Warren county, teachers, pupils an< friends of the school system gather' ed at Warreiton beneath clear skie; to hear the merits and demerits o1 the chain store debated at the couri house, to observe the live-at-home exhibits and hear the programs ol schools at the Johr Graham higt school auditorium, in the morning and to witness and participate r tne atnieuc meet at the ball park ir^ the afternoon. Debating the query, "Resolvec that the chain store is detrimental to the best interest of Warren county," the affirmative won the decision of the judges, Joseph P. Pippen. of Littleton, Julius Banzet of Warrentcn, and the Rev. J. L. Midyette of Norlina. Representing the affirma -'.ve were Miss Annie Howell of Warrenton, Edward Millet of Vaughan, Miss Mary Faucctte Ricks of Littleton, and Manjey S Martin of Aftor'-Elberon. Debating the negative were Miss Louise King of Wise, Eugene Pas cnaii 01 urewry, Bryant Miner 01 Macon, and Miss Martha Hillard of Norlina. Taking p:irt in the school program of stunts at the John Graham auditorium were Warrenton, Vaughan, Areola, Metalia, Inez, Drewry, Afton-Elbenn Epworth, Wise, Warren Plains, Littleton, Norlina, Macon. No prizes were awarded in this event liut praise has been general for th:: excellence of the program. Mary Howard Palmer of Metalia was declared winner of the small group, and Lawrence Nance of Norlina was winner in the larger school group, in the live-at-home poster contest. First place in the grammar grade live-at-home ?fssay congest was won by Bettie King of Warrenton. Be tha Bender of Drewry was second, and Lucille Smith of Littleton, third. In the high schools, Eddie Powers of Macon was judged tr* Viovo fhii nccov nn livo-at. w *M?TV l/UV WWW VWWWJ W*1 Ml W IWV home; Predia Bender of Drewry was second, and Katherine Ca^ps of Warrenton was third. Prizes will be awarded a( the school commencement. Scoring a total of 46 points, Norlina was declared winner of the field meet at the ball park in the afternoon. IVfacon, with a score of 34, was iJ iiecond place, and Littleton with 5:9, won third honors. Other scorns were Warrenton, 27; Afton, 18; Wise, 11; Vaughan, 11; and Drewr;', 4. Highest individual boys score for the meet w as made by Eaaie Powers of Macon who tallied 9 points for his school. This score was tied by Gertie Throckmorton of Norlina who won highest score among the girls. Gordon Haithcock of Warrenton anc Thurman Warren of Littleton cume second among the the boys with a score of 8 each, and Harvej Weldon, Jasper Fleminrr Domr 'Jouminn and Emil Bur | ..?V TIM.W*. ? ? iran of Noilina tied for third place with a sco: e of 6 each. Second honors among the girls were won by Mary Lcyd of Macon and Emma Reavis of Afton-Elberon with scores of 7 each Louise Johnston of Littleton, with a score of 5, was in third place, Few Attend Mass Meeting Saturday A mass meeting of taxpayers called here on Saturday afternoon for the pu pose of discussing high tax on real estate brought only about 20 citizens to the court house. Due to th: small number present no action was taken. The meeting at Warrenton was called at th e request of Larry Moore of New Ben, chairman of the State committee for tax reduction, and was similar to others to be held in each county of the State. While there is much dissatisfaction with I high taxes, it is said that the reason for poor attendance Saturday was the fact that meetings of this nature have been held here for the past two weeks, in which tax matters were discussed. NAMED DISTRICT DIRECTOR Mrs. Frank Allen of Warrenton was appointed district director of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at a recent meeting of the organization of this district held it Oxford. t*X m ? .> Rules That Primary ^ Teachers Must Have Normal Training No teacher with less training thai graduation from a two-year norma school will be employed in any pri mary depa.rtment of Warren count: schools. This was the decision 01 I the principals and committeemer of Warren in session at the coun house on Monday afternoon. It wa: * flivfhflf thof oil V?irrV* coV*aa *u. vttv/i UI^WVIVU uiav uu 111511 ov/iiv/v teachers must have the equivalent 3 of graduation from a 4-year college f and that in all the schools Warrer t county teachers applying for posi: tions would be given first considera: tion. L The ccmmitteemen and principals ! discussed at length the truck probi lem with Superintendent J. Edward : Allen. It was decided that no bids for re-conditioning trucks would be I received this Summer, that new L trucks would be placed in as many schools as possible next year, and ' a full-time mechanic would be em' ployed at the schools where it was necessary to use old trucks. A full ' time mechanic was employed this year at Macon, Afton-Elberon and Drewry, and next year one will be employed at Warrenton. No county garage will be constructed next year, it was decided, The matter of vocational teachers of agriculture for Warren county ; came up for discussion. The board , of education has approved employ ' ing two or these instructors for the white schwls and one for the negrc schools and the State department of agriculture has recommended candidate. I R. H. Bright of Whiteville has ' been recommended for the Warrenton white school. Ke is said to be , the outstanding man in his class at , A. & E. college this year. F. D II Wharton of Oklahoma, a graduate . of A. & T. college, Greensboro, has , heen recommended for the John R Hawkins negro school at Warren. , ton. The third teacher is to be emI ployed at Littleton. A candidate foi | this position is expected to be ^ recommended within a few days, it was learned yesterday at the office of the Superintendent of public instruction. , Typhoid Clinic To Be Held This Yeai Meeting in regular session at the i office ot Ur. w. ij. Koagers ai war' renton on Monday night, the Warren County Medical society decided to hold the typhoid clinic for the county on the last two weeks in July and the first two weeks in August. The clinics are held annually by the county and State board of health in an effort to reduce typhoid fever cases to a minimum. The physicians discussed at some length the Hayes-Allen case at Hillsboro where Dr. Hayes has been cited for contempt of court for his refusal to testify before the Industrial commission, and unanimously passed the following resolution: "In court when a doctor is called upon to express his opinion on a patient or on a medical question, we regard, this to be the province of a medical expert to be paid accordingly and not as a lay witness, and no doctor should appear as an expert witness unless he has been properly qualified by the court beforehand. ' The Warren county medical society is composed of Dr. C. H. Peete, president: Dr. G. H. Macon, secretary; Dr. T. J. Holt of Wise, Dr. H. H. Foster of Norlina, Dr. W. D. Rodgers Jr. and Dr. F. P. Hunter of Warrenton. All members were present at the meeting last night. Other matters discussed were of a routine nature. LOCAL NEGRO SCHOOL HAS DISPLAY OF NEEDLE WORK In order to demonstrate the kind of work being done by the Home Economics class, the Hawkins high school has a display of some of the needle work of students of that department in the Harris building next to the postoffice here. A movement is on foot in the negro school to erect a six-room building on the Hawkins school ground this Summer to house the Economic department and the proposed Vocation Agriculture department, according to D. M. Jarnigan, principal of the school. DR. PEETE APPOINTED Dr. C. H. Paete was named a member of the board of trustees of the John Graham high school to succeed the late B. B. Williams, at a meeting held in the school building on Monday night. All officers were re-elected. Mr. Julius Banzet was a business visitor at Greensboro on Monday. Mr. Jo; Pippen of Littleton was a business visitor here on Thursday. / - MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 16 WARREN SCHOOL APPROACH CLOSE i Commencement Exercises To Begin Tonight And Run j Through May 2 [ A SCHEDULE~OF EVENTS [ Final exercises in the schools of i Warren commence tonight with a t play at Afton-Elberon and will continue until May 2 when the Drewry | school will give their play and bring to a close the school year of 1929-30, according to information received yesterday from the office of the superintendent of schools. | The commencement program of I the John Graham high school at . Warrenton begins on Sunday even| ing at 8 o'clock when Dr. J. Powell \ Tucker, Baptist minister of Raleigh, , will preach the Baccalaureate serL mon in the school auditorium. A music recital will be given by the , pupils of Miss Lillie Belle Dameron | on Tuesday night, April 22, at 8 , o'clock. Class day exercises will be | held on Friday night, April 25, at , 8 o'clock. Dr. Frank Graham of the | University of North Carolina will deliver the graduating address. Following the play at Aftoni Elberon on Friday night, the bac. calaureate sermon will be delivered [ on Sunday morning: at 11 o'clock by , Dr. J. T. Gibbs, Methodist minister , of Warrenton, at the Sulphur , Springs Baptist church. On Monday ; evening the Declamation and Recital [ contest will be held. On Thursday, April 24; at 8 p. m. seventh grade i exercises will be held and also cer, tificates of promotion will be given ; to members of the ninth grade who ; will next year enter the Warrenton school to complete their high school \ WUIXV.. XiiC auuxcoo Ul tile CVUllUg j will be delivered by Prof. J. L. Emory of Wake Forest. Dr. T. J. Gibbs will preach the Baccalaureate sermon to the mem bers of the Drewry school on Sun! day morning, April 27, at 11 o'clock. ; Exercises of the primary and gram! mar grades will be held on Thurs! day, May 1, at 8 o'clock. On Friday, May 2, at 8 p. m., the high school play will be presented and tenth grade certificates will be presented. The members of the tenth grade will next year enter the Middleburg school to complete their high . school course. The Baccalaureate sermon for the . Littleton school will be delivered on [ Sunday by the Rev. J. K. Proctor , of Oxford. On Wednesday, April 23, at 8 o'clock, a pageant will be given by the first seven grades and seventh grade certificates v/ill be presented. Class day exercises will be held on Thursday night. The commencement address will be delivered the following night by E. J. Coltrane of Salisbury, president of the North Carolina Education Association. Grammar grade exercises will be held in the Macori school on Friday night, April 25, at 8 o'clock. On Sunday, April 27, at 8 p. m., the Rev. B. N. de Foe-Wagner, Episcopal minister of Warrenton, will deliver the commencement sermon. Graduating exercises of the high school will be held on Monday even ing, April 28, at ? ociock. Seventh grade exercises of the Vaughan school will be held on Friday evening, April 25th, at 7:30 o'clock. On Sunday evening at 8 o'clock the Rev. R. ?5. Fountain, Baptist minister of Weldon, will preach the commencement sermon. Prof. J. L. Memory of Wake Forest will delive/ the commencement address on Monday, April 28, at 7:30 p. m. High school promotion exercises will follow. The commencement sermon for the Norlina school will be delivered on Sunday mornirg at 11 o'clock. Name of the minis ter has not been announced. Class day exercises will be held on Monday, April 28, at 8 o'clock. The following night at 8 o'clock the commencement address will be delivered by Hon. W. H. S. Burgwyn of Woodland, and diplomas will be awarded. Wise school grammar grade ex(Continued on page 10) Funeral Mrs. Overby Is Held On Sunday Funeral services for Mrs. C. B. Overby were conducted at the home near Macon pn Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the Rev. J. A. Martin assisted by Dr. J. T. Gibbs. Interment was in the Macon ceme uciy. Mrs. Overby die! Friday afternoon about 8 o'clock. She had been in failing health for several months. Cancer was the cause of death. She was 44 years of age. Mrs. Overby is survived by her husband, four daughters and two sons, and by several brothers and sisters.