VOt XXXH
John E. Brandon KiMed by
Lightning Sunday at Enon
John E. Brandon, aged 69, oi
Winston-Salem, was killed by
lightnmg at the home of Lee
Kiger at Enon, this county, Sun
day afternoon.
Mi. Brandon was visiting Mr.
Kiger, who was sick in bed. and
was standing with his hand on a
metal bedstead and was relating
to Mrs. Kiger that he hrd twtee
been struck by lightnbg, when
a bolt struck a telephone post
nearby and running into the
room, killed Mr. Brandon in
stantly.
No one else in the room were
seriously injured.
Mr. Brandon was to have been
baptized Sunday evening.
Singers Convention;
Other JonesviMe News
Jonesville, Route 1, June 29.—
Rev. M. A. Lindley filled his
regular appointment at Swaim's
church Sunday, preaching an
able sermon.
The Knobs Township Singers
Convention met at Swaim's
chuch Sunday afternoon. Three
choirs were present, vix: Fall
Creek, Forbush and Swaim's,
and all did fine singing which
consisted of duets and quartets
by the different choirs, also
Messrs. Masten Nance and Wag
oner sang many beautiful songs.
The next convention will meet
with Fall Creek the fourth Stm
day in September.
Mrs Jacob Brendle has enter
ed a Winston Salem hospital
where she expects to undergo a
serious operation.
The condition of Mrs. D. G
Wagoner is slightly improved,
she being able to sit up a little.
A two week's singing school,
Prof. M. R. Masten in charge,
will begin at Swaim's church
the second Sunday night in July.
We had a ntce rain Sunday
aiternoon.
Wheat threshing is in full
blast
Greensboro Man Ran
Off With Step-Sister
Claude Meeks, formerly of
Greensboro, but fate of Birming
ham. Ala., has got himself into a
peek of trouble.
Meeks deserted his wife and
three children a year ago aid
ran off with his 13 year old step
sister, Myrtle Plowman, of Win
ston-Salem and. their where
abouts had been a complete se
cret until last week when Meeks
accompanied the corpse of the
Plowman girl to Winston Salem
for burial,' she having given
birth to a baby of which Meeks
was the father.
When Meeks stepped off the
train he was met by his wife and
officers and placed under arrest.
He was taken to Greensboro
and tried for abandonment and
sentenced to the roads for two
years.
He must vet face the Federal
courts for violatirg the Mann
act, and probably other charges.
Durham is Branded
As "Dope Capita!"
Four of Durham's leading phy
sicians were tried in Federal
court at Raleigh last week and
convicted anddieeviiy fined by
Judge Meekins for violating the
narcottc taws—selling morphine.
Two more of the city's leading
doctors are yet to be tried.
The licenses of the physicians
convicted may be revoked.
Judge Meekins, in the course
of the hearing, referred to Dur
ham as the "dope capital" of the t
United States.
Two men were killed and six
others badly injured when a
boiler of a threshing machine
burst last Saturday in the south
ern part of Rowan county.
FaM Creek Township Si. S.
Convention Sat., July 25
The annua! Fa!! Creek Township Sunday Schoo) Con
vention wi!! be held at Prospect Methodist Church, Saturday,
july 25, 1925. Following is the program:
SATURDAY MORXIXG, 10:00 O'CLOCK
Devotioual Exercises.
Exercises of Prospect Sunday School.
Election of Officers.
Committee on Time and Piace.
Exercises of New Home Sunday School.
Exercises of P'riendship Sunday School.
Noon Recess.
SATURDAY AFTERXGON, 1:30 O'CLOCK
Devotional Exercises:
Reading of Reports
Exercises of Mount Pleasant Sunday School.
Exercises of Union Hill Sunday School.
Report of the Committee.
Exercises of Union Cross Sunday School.
Exercises of Pilot View Sunday School.
Adj ournnient.
SATURDAY XICHT, 7:45 O'CLOCK
Devotional Exercises.
Exercises of Forbush Sunday School.
Exercises of Richmond Hill Sunday School.
Exercises of Union Cross Sunday School.
Exercises of Deep Creek Sunday School.
Adjournment.
J. A. WISEMAN, Chairman.
P. R. MATTHEWS, Secretary. '
Rev, Z. Hinotiara To
%
SpaaK in County Sun.
Mr. Zenskv Hinohara.of Cobe
Japan, witt speak next Sunday a!
three points in Yadkin county.
At 11 o'clock at Center Metho
dist church; at 3 p. tn. at Branon
Friend's church and at 8 p. m. at
Bethe! Baptist church.
!t is a rare privilege for the
public to have the opportunity
ol hearing a d'stinguised Japan
ese preache! and statesman and
it is expected that targe crowds
will hear him at all these points.
Mr. Hinohara took his A. B.
and A. M. degrees at Trinity
College several years ago and
after much service in his native
country, came back and spent
two years, studying Union The
oligical Seminary, New York
City; following which he went
back to Japan where he has giv
en ten successive years as teach
er and preacher in Cobe. a city
of 700,000 people. He is now in
America to rest from his labors
in part and to study further the
things that make for progress in
this country.
While in this county Mr. Hin
ohafa will make headquarters
with Rev. J. W. Long, of Greens
boro, at his country home out qn
Yadktnville, Route 1, where he
will do most of his actual rest
ing before entering upon some
lecturing and study tours.
Two Men Arrested
Here Tuesday Night
Benny Rowe and Roscoe
Sprinkle, two young white men
of Elxin, were arrested here and
placed in jail Tuesday night.
Spencer is charged with giv
ing a worthless check here re
cently and also other charges
pending against him.
Rowe is charged with operat
ing an automobile without li
cense.
The two men were given a
hearing before 'Squire Cabard
yesterday afternoon but our
forms closed before the trial was
completed.
Notice oi Re-Sale of Rea!
Estate
Pursuant to an order of !hej
Superior Court of Yadkin County
made on the 1st day of June,
1925, in a specia! proceeding en
titled F. M. Haire, Administrator
of D T. Groce against Viola
Utanche Groce and others I wil!
re sell at public auction at the
Coutt House door i n Yadkin
ville on the 6th day of July, 1925.
at or about the hour of 1 o'clock,
the following real estate, to wit:
Beginning at a stone, M. M.
Wagoner's corner, runs north
with his line 46 poles to a stone,
his corner; then with said Wag
oner line 35 poles to a black gum
Wagoner's corner; then North SO
poles to a sassafras, Deborah
Bryanfs corner in L. B. Swaim's
line; then East 18 poles to a stone
on the East bank of Crutchfield
hord Road, D. C. Swaim s cor
ner; then South with his line 30
poles to a stone in the old field,
D. C Swaim's corner; then near
ly East with his line crossing the
branch 37 poles to a stone, said
Swaim's corner, just below bis
vineyaru; then South crossing
the same branch 1<)0 poles to a
dogwood sprout in C. L: Groce's
hne; then west ; long hts line 18
poles h' the beginning, contain
ing 24 acres more or less.
This June 20, 1925
S. Carter Williams,
Commissioner
Aged Man Attacks
An H-Year-QM Girt
Jim Cattoway, a white mao
about 55 or 60 years of age, has
been arrested charged with at
tempting criminat assautt on an
etevea year o!d girt, the daugh
ter of a Mr. and Mrs. Cook
with whom Cattoway made his
home, in Knobs township, the
alleged attack occurring in the
woods near the girt's home tast
Thursday.
Catioway was given a hearing
beforej^quire T.. 13. Haynes and
probabte Cause for simpte as
sautt found. He was ptaced in
jait here, being reteased Tues
day under $500 bond, the bond
being signed by D i3. Wagoner.
The case will be tried at the
August term of Yadkin court.
Catioway is unmarried and
has made his home with the
girt's parents for some time. He
has been active in church work
in his section and was highly es
teemed by his neighbors unti)
the atieged crime was commit
ted.
Union Cross WiH
Have Home Coming
'* . T' ' '
There wiit be a church Home
Coming and Reunion at Union
Cross Friends church on Sunday
juty f2th.
At! persons who have been j
members of that church or who'
have ever attended there and alt;
an interest in j
the church are invited to be pres
ent on that day.
There wit! be a sermon at H!
and and an address in the after- ^
noon. Dinner on the grounds, j
Everybody requested to bring
futt baskets.
Negro Draws Two
Years for Love Note
In Davidson court tast week
Gus Lasane. cotored, married
man 30 years otd, drew a sen
tence of two years on the roads
for writing a tove note to a
white girt, a cterk in a Lexing
ton store, recentiy.
The negro had made a pur
chase at the store and when he
handed her the pay he handed
her the note, at the same time
pressing her hand.
Co!. Cooiidge !!!
Co!. John Cooiidge, father of
President Coohdge, is reported
to be seriously i!i at his home at
Plymouth, Vermont.
Trusteed Notice of Sa!e of
Rea! Estate
By virtue of a deed of trust,
executed by Frank Eddleman
and wife, Mary Eddleman, on
the 7th day of August, 1923, and
recorded in book 33, page 34, of
mortgages in the office of Regis
ter of Deeds for Yadkin county,
North Carolina, f will sell for
cash, at public auction, at the
court house door in Yadkinville,
North Carolina, on the 22nd day
of July. 1925, the following real
estate, to wit:
Lying and being in Forbush
township, Yadkin county, North
Carolina, bounded on the north
by Cyrus Bruce; on the east by
C. Allgood; on the south by D.
F. Hobson; on the west by A. R.
Lakey lands, containing 110
acres, more or less, and known
as the Lakey place.
This June 20,1925,
S. Carter Wilhams, Trustee
Santa Barbara, California,
Destroyed by Earthquake
Forsyth Sends Three
Negroes To The Gheir
In Forsyth court last week
John Dawkins and Ernest Key,
both colored, were sentenced to
be electrocuted on August 4 for
the murder of J. H. Vaughn, a
merchant, in Winston Salem last
year. Both negroes are from
South Carolina.
At the seme court Fred Jones
also colored, was sentenced to be
electrocuted on September 4 for
for the murder of james Monroe
Kmg recently when the negro
held up the office force at the
Winston Steam Laundry.
Several other murder cases
are pending in Forsyth court
Re-Sa!e of Valuable Farm
ing And Timber J^ands
By virtue of an order oi the
Superior Court of Yadkin County
made on the 15th day of June,
1925, in an action therein pending
wherein Lon C. Fleming et al
are petitioners, and M. B. Mills et
al are defendants, the undersign
ed commissioner will sell for cash
to the highest bidder, at public
auction, at the court bouse door
in Yadkinville, N. C , on
MONDAY, JULY 6.1925
sale to begin at about 1 o'clock
P, M., the following detgrij^d
lands:
TRACT ONE: Lying on the
waters oi North Hunting Creek
in the County of Yadkin, and in
state of North Carolina, hounded
as follows: Beginning at a chest
nut on a branch below the school
house spring, corner of the Liud
sep tract; thence with the Lind
seys old line S 30 degrees E 52
poles toa nine, Fleming corner;
with said line S 38 degrees E on
Flemings line 98 poles to a post
oak, Flemings corner; then E 80
poles toa post oak; thence N 75
degrees W 186 poles to a post oak
the old beginning corner of the
tract; thence westwardlv to tie
beginning, containing 100 acres
more or less.
1'RACT TWO: Adjoining the
lands of William S Cough,
James Dickerson and others, and
bounded as follows: Hegmning
, at a hickory on the bank of Hunt
ing creek, runs X 5 degrees E 53
pofes to a maple; then X 25 de
grees T 21 poles to a ————in
Cowles and Cough's line; then
S 60 degrees E 64 poles to a pine:
then E 56 poles to a poplar then
i E 1 degree S 114 poles to a white
oak; thence E14 degrees X 79
! poles to a post oak; thence S 39
poles to a branch (the corner
white oak on the south side of
branch); then S about 50 degrees
west 200 poles down the mean
ders of said branch to Hunting
creek; then N about 80 degrees
W up the meanders of said creek
158 poles to the beginning, con
taining and including 150 acres
more or less.
TRACT THREE: Lying on the
waters of north Hunting creek
in the county of Yadkin, and in
state of N. C., and bounded as
follows; Beginning at a hickory
on the red bank, Flemings cor
ner; thence N 5 degrees West to
Thomas Lindseys or Cowles cor
ner; thence with his line west
ward to the creek thence south
wardly down the creek with its
meanders to the beginning, con
taining by estimation 45 acres
more or less.
The above tracts of land con
Santa Batbara, Cal. June 29.—
The business district of this city
was practically destroyed by an
earthquake early today.
The damage to property is es
timated at $25,000,000. The loss
of life is not large, only twelve
persons being reported dead.
This is due to the fact that a
slight tremor earlier in the day
frightened people from the build
ings, and most of them were ia
the open when buildings crum
bled.
A large hotel was demolished
without the loss of a soul.
Santa Barbara is one of the
uldest cities in California with a
population of 30.000.
Other States Shaken
The state of Montana and
parts of California and other
western states were shaken by
earthquakes Saturday.
Six large towns in Montana
suffered from the tremors, three
in number, which shook and
cracked buildings Near Lom
bard a mountain slid down on
railroad tracks, blocking traffic.
No deaths from the quakes were
repotted in Montana.
In northern California a moun
tain side slid down in a pass,
killing three persons, members
of a fishirtg party.
Re Sale of Land
superior
court of Yadkm county, made in
a special proceeding, entitled B.
C. Shore, administrator of S. M.
Ashley, deceased vs Margaret
Ashley et al. the undersigned
commissioner will sell to the
highest bidder, at public auction
at the court house door in Yad
kinvilleon Monday. July 6th.
1925, at 1 o'clock p. m , the fol
lowing described real estate:
Adjoining the lands of P. M
Nicks, A. J. Reinhardt and
bounded as follows: Beginning
at a stone in the middle of the
branch being the northwest cor
ner, runs south 17.35 chs to a
stone at a pine, Nicks' corner
thence east with Ntcks' line 17 77
chs to a stem ; thence north 2.5t)
chs to a stone in the swamp
thence east 75 links to the middle;
of the branch; thence north In
degrees west witti sa:d branch as
it meanders 6 chains to a c;ook
in the branch; then north de
gtees east 1 chain with said
branch; then north 30 degrees
west with said branch 5 chains
to Mathis' line; the nearly west
with said branch as it meanders
3<<.30 chs; then north about 1"
degrees west with said branch 12
chs ro the beginning containing
25 acres more or less.
Terms of sale one-half cash on
confirmation of sale, remainder
on credit of six months with
bond and approved security,
This June 13, 1925.
B. C. Shore, Commissioner.
stitute the real estrte of the late
S. F. Fldming, deceased, and is
sold for partition. Tracts will
be offered separately end as a
whole, or in any combination
for the best price. There is per
haps mote valuable timber of
oak, pine, and forest pine on
these lands than on any other
similar lands in this section of
the state.
Terms of sale cash on confir
mation of sale.
This June i5, 1925.
Wade Reavis,
Commissioner