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ROXBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening, March 20, 1912.
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MOONSHINERS SHOOT UP COURT.
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Mens Next Week,
The biggest offer ever made by a weekly
paper will be announced next week.
Remember this and tell others.
Kill Judge, Prosecuting Attorney and
Sheriff Two Others May Die.
Hillsville, Va., March 14. -Judge
Thornton Massie was shot
dead on the bench in the Carroll
county court house today just af
ter he had sentenced Floyd Al
len, leader of the noted Allen
gang of "moonshine" outlaw, to
one yoar in prison for aiding in
the escape of a prisoner confined
in the county jail.
The shot that killed Judge
Massie was the spark for a flame Over at Winston-Salem they j Here is a comparison of full
of unprecedented outlawry that are building sand-clay streets, itime wages paid in England, and
wined out the entire human fa. City 'Engineer Spoon, of Forsyth, I at Lawrence, Mass., U. S. A.,
brie of the Carroll county circuit' one of the best sand-clay road! which fails to substantiate the
o0urt. I experts in the State, is probably high protectionest theory that
IVo of Allen's brothers and ' supervising the work. litis necessary to place a high
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several friends opened fire with
SAND CLAY STREETS FOR CITIES.
LAWRENCE VS FOREIGN WAGES.
VITAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
Tai The Poor man or The Rich
Which?
Washington, March. 18 Will
it be possible to transfer the
$53,000,000 sugar tax from the
breakfast table to the shouders
of the wealthy? Are the people
sufficiently in control to accomp
lish this end?
These questions are being ask
ed everywhere. The status of the
situation is this;
The Democratic Hous in keep
ing with its promise to reduce
the costs of living, will at this
revolvers and Commonwealth's
Attorney William Foster and
Sheriff Lewis Webb fell dead.
Several bullets pierced Foster's
brain and as Sheriff Webb start
ed toward the assassins he was
instantly killed. Several of the
jurors who had tried the case
were also injured. J. H. Blacken
ship is probably fatally wounded
and Dexter Goad, the court
clerk, is reported to have receiv
ed injuries from which he cannot
recover. Late reports are that
Floyd Allen was surrounded by
a posse and left in a .dying condi
t on along a hillside while the
The above anent the local situ-1 tariff on woolen clothing in order
ation. Charlotte has miles and; to protect American workers
miles of streets that are not pav
ed or even macadamized. ' They
from what American trust mag
nates delight to describe as ' bor
ate now several inches deep in eign pauper labor." The figures
red clay mud. To make first class j show that the so called ''foreign
sand-clay streets woulrl only re
quire the hauling of sharp sand,
placing upon the surface and mix
ing in and then a few draggings
when the surface is wet. In the
city a force would not even need
to wait for rain, using a street
sprinkler to wet the surface.
The Chronicle believes that the
pauper labor" receives as much
wages as the all but-pauper labor
at Lawrence, while the cost of
living is much higher here than
in England.
In England, spinners receive
from $9.50 to $12 per week; in
Lawrence they are paid from
$5.10 to $7.70 per week. -
English weavers receive $2,75
executive board could' investigate
the matter with profit, for there j per week for attending looms: in
are miles and miles of street in j Lawrence the ; rate is 83 cents
posse rode on after the other out-' Charlotte that will not be per- j per loom. The English weaver
laws. The Aliens, including the Imanently paved for several years mases as much attending two
prisoner and their friends, afcer and it is a certain fact that good looms asthe American makes
the killing of the sheriff backed sana-c.ay roaus arc as sauMw,- iui uimuswi.i DCyuj,
slowly out of the court room, j tory, and more satisfactory in
holding all would-be pursuers in j soma instances,-as the macada--heck
at the point of revolver's, jnaize road. They-are smoother.
Once outside they made a dash I more resilient and more easily
for the mountains on horseback. 1 and economically repaired and
A posse of citizens were, soon in they stand automobile traffic
ull pursuit and special officers better.
have been appointed to assist in
Roxbono & Henderson - Railroad
Under Way.
Greensboro, , March 13.
Special. A meeting of the stock
holders of the Greensboro, Rox
bbro Henderson Railroad has
been called for Thursday after
noon in this city, the object be
ing to perfect an organization,
elect officers and take steps for
the preliminary work of construc
tion, surveys, etc. The charter
for the road provides that the or
ganization may be perfected
session pass a bill repealing the when $10,009 in stock has been
$53,000,000 annual tax on sugar subscribed. This has now been
reducing the price of this com- accomplished and the money is
modityto the consumer nearly ;t0 be used in the Dreliminarv
ORGANIZATION PERFECTED, j believed they have Sbuthport m
, iview as an objective point
Preliminary Work on Greensboro, I hen, too, the breensbore-KOX- .
boro-Henderson will have a bea-r ;
board connection at Henderson, a
2 cents a pound. Then another
bill will be proposed taxing in
comes in excess of $5000.
The bill will go to a Republican
senate. If the progressive repub
licans vote with the Democrats,
both bills will pass the upper
body.
work.
Arrangements have already
been made for a survey
from a point in Alamance county
to Greensboro. The Lynchburg,
Danville ' & Carolina, a road
which is believed to he closely
allied with the Chesapeake &
The fate of the two measures Ohio, has already completed
apprehending the criminals.
Richmond, March 14. Gover
nor Mann this afternoon offered a
reward of $1,000 for the capture
of any of the outlaws who killed
Judge Massie and four others at
Hillsville this morning.
Raleigh, N. C. March 14.
Governor Kitchin this afternoon
received a telegram from Gover
Few Die and None Resign.
We stated a few weeks ago that
Mr. A. M. Burns had resigned
from the Boad of Town Commis
sioners, Weil the statement was
true, as he did tender his resigna
tion, but at the urgent request of
the Board and many of the citi
zens he has withdrawn his re
signation and will continue to
in the ftnghsri mills me aver
age pay of women workers of all
classes in $5 Der week: the
average in Lawrence for the
same class of work is $5.10.
The English mill worker who
winds the spun wool receives $9
per week: his brother twiner at
Lawrence receives a dollar
week less.
The , woolen trust wants pro
tection for the sole reason that
throusrh nrotection it is able to
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gouge the consumer, while at the
same time paying the lowest pos
sible wages to its employes.
nor Mann, of Virginia, saying lierye on the Board.
iii. i ,i y . I Mr "Rnrnc ic OT1
he believed the Carroll county
outlaw s had crossed into North
Carolina.
Raleigh, N.' C, March 14
Special Responding to the
special appeal from Governor
Mann, of Virginia. Governor
Kitchin this afternoon telegraph
;'1 tlio sheriffs of Stokes, Surry
and Alleghaney counties that
j;rder on Carroll county, Vir-
d i, to take every step possible
the apprehension of the
radoes who killed the
1 v. commonwealth's attor-
- ' nd sheriff of Carroll county
'di morning. Replying to a
' 'ram of. Governor Mann,
Ouvernor Kitchin wired:
"I depiore the awfu tragedy.
Have wired sheriffs of border
aunties fully."
Mr, Burns is one ot the very
best men in the town and it will
be good news to all to know that
he will continue to serve the
town. He is a man of strong
convictions and you may rest as
sured that whatever he does is
done because he thinks it is
right.
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A Remarkable j)ld Gentleman.
Mess. Editors:
I know an individu
al, now an invalid, who was yes
terday 81 years, 5 months and 5
days old. I have known him
ever since he was 4 years of age,
well remember when he was 6
years old. . He has seen 6 genera
tions of his people grand
Darents. parents, brothers ana
" i sisters, children, grand children
Honor Roll Bethel Hill High School and great grand 9nildrerL He
First Grade. Lamar Fontaine, professed the religion of the Lord
Dora thy Fontaine, Sadie Walker, Jesus Christ at 11 years of age
Lucile Woody, Pat Woody. land wanted to preach, and, did
Second Grade. Addie.. Walker, j preach I reckon. He commenced
Third Grade. Annie Long. J going to schdol and chewing to
Fifth Grade. Tommie Crutch- Ibacco at 8 years of age. He
field Clyde Carver, Bernard j commenced riding horse back and
will then rest with the President.
If Mr. Taft accepts the advice of
those about him, who were des
cribed, by the late Senator Dol
liver as being ''men who know
exactly what they want," he will
veto the bills.
Protectionists oppose an in
come tax for two reasons; t .
Thev are rich as a class and like
other humans have no desire to
pay more taxes than necessary,
2. Protectionists know that if
this country gets into the habit
of raising, revenue by taxing.
wealth instead of the things the
peopTe must have in order
to live, the tariff will be reduced
on those commodities in .which
they now have monopolies. If
the tariff trusts, such as the
steel trust, the sugar trust and
the woolen trusts- are not allow
ed to dictate what the people
must pay for their products, the
enormous divideneds they are
now drawing down on stock that
is watered until it is soggy, will
be interfered with. Therefore
protectionists fear an income tax
as they would a plague.
survey from Danvillo to Ala
mance, the route running along
Haw river, and the Greensboro-Roxboro-Henderson
promoters
hope to form a connection with
them, thereby gaining a C. & O.
connection at Lynchburg and a
deep waterway connection, the
ultimate aim of the Lynchbnr.2,
Danville & Carolina being to
reach the Atlantic coast. It is
Blind Tigers on the Jump. ,-'
It has been an open secret for
some time that the blind : tigers : K
were doing a large business , here
all efforts to bring them to law v,'
had been futile until last) Thurk- t-t
day. . f :
A Few weeka ago a gentleman
claiming to be a jeweler landed
in the town and began, to make
inquiries as to renting a room vfor
the purpose of locating. He mana
ged to get in with the boys and ap
parently was one of them, and on
last Thursday he swore out war
rants against the following: W. Y.
Carver, James Buckhanon, Les
ter Clayton, A. P. Simpson and
S. R Whitt, and also against
Haywood Williams and Bob Bai
ley, col for retailing. The cases
came up before Mayor Winstead
with Mess. Caryer & Winstead,
prosecuting, and Mess. L. M.
Carlton and W. D. Merritt, de
fending. After spending all day
i Thursday and a good portion of
Friday in hearing the different
cases Mayor Winstead bond
them all over to Court, save Mr.
S. R. Whitt, Tvho proved an alibi.
MayorWinstead is determined
that tlis)usiness shall cease and
if the good people of the town
will give him their cooperation he
will put a stop to this class of
business.
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Deatb of Ejq. J. P. Wade,
Mr. J. P. Wade was sick for
only about ten days, but for sever
al cays before death his friends
realized that the end was not far
-way, and on Saturday morning
;u about 8 o'clock he breathed his
Mr, Wade was one of die best
rosn in the County, having been
tor a number of vears a member
oc the Board of County Commis
-oners. At jiis death he was cash-
ier at the Farmers .Warehouse,
yhich position he acceptably filled
1( quite a while.
In his death the County loses a
frost valuable citizen, He leaves a
"wife and several children. "
Woody, Willie Baird.
Sixth Grade. -
Woody.
Elizabeth
gunning at an early -age, which
was a great thing in that day.
A little later and for many
Seventh Grade. Jack Woody, years a fox hunter. At 19 years
Clarisse Brooks, Christine Lu-! of age he put in for' an extensive
cas, Manly Woody, Maude Mon-! education. After going through
tague, Mary Sue Woody.
Eiphth Grade. Garnette Bai
ley, Inez Brooks, Addie Jones,
Norman Long, Mary Montague.
Ninth Grade. Plato Brooks,
W. C Bailey.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given .to the
business men of Roxbo.ro to meet
in the office of Mr. N. Lunsford
on Thursday evening March 21st
7;30 o'clock. This is an important
nieeting, and it is earnestly re
quested that all business - men be
present.
This March, 18th. f 1912.
Marcus C. Winstead, Mayor. .
the preparatory cour?e for college
quit and married. Expressed a
desire to live to be 40 years old
and to be a good shoemaker. He
has been a Methodist, a whig, a
know nothing and a democrat. Is
now an anti-saloonist and prohi
bitionist world without end, .
Senex.
Brookland, N. C.
Moriah News.
Miss Etta Cutchin and Miss
Annie Duncan closed their school
at Moriah Saturday March 9.
1912 bv giving a splendid concert
by the pupils, notwithstanding the
incleament weather a goodly
number was present and seemed
to enjoy the occasion first rate.
The writer regrets not having
the program for publication as -it
was especially good.
Mr, D. M, Cash is now Post
master at Moriah.
The committee'ef the cemetery
at Bethanv M. P. Church have4
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had the trees cut off the grave
yard: The pastor of the church
failed to fill his appointment
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs, John 'ienry Nelmns has
been appointed substitute , mail
carrier on route 1 from -Moriah.
The younger daughter of Mr.
Cornelius Clayton has pneumonia.
to the first 100 ladies calling at ..
Whitted's Drug Store
Thursday and Friday a free sample
of Zoleum ponder in a neat little
box.
tMed's
Drug Store,
Roxboro. N. C.
area
nor
FIR
ST SHOWING
OF-
PATTE8M' HATS
' Looh Lily flour has all the--prb-perties
in the grain wheat, as
nature intended, making a creamy
white flour and absolutely pure.
Corn meal from air dried . Person
County corn.
Will Pearson Sent to Gang.
Will Pearson, a '.well known
colored man here was up before
the Police Justice this morning
on four charges namely: Drunk
enness, cursing, resisting .officer
and an assault on Jim Goodman,
When arrested by Policeman
Benfield, he was unruly, aqd'; the
officer had to. give him a few
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whacks over the head witnms
bflly before he would surrender, j
Ex. . ' . ,
The spring pattern hats of our
millinery department will be dis
played Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of this week.
You are cordially
attend this display.
invited
to
Miss Ruby Paul, -Milliner.
Miss Lillian Clayton,
Miss Irene Murray, ,
Assistants.
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