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VOL. No. XI. IV
ROXBORO, NOR I H CAROLINA, Wednesday Evening. February . 1-6, 1927.
-No. 7
Trap Death Of Charles T.
Wood: Takes His Own Life
l.ifeless Body "Found In 'l'he
Planters Warehouse Early
Monday iMornins
KOI Nl) BY .K T. WALKER
Kavly 'Monday njorninp. " sometime
( tu rvn C jomJ 7 c*cl:ok. Air. .Charles
T." Wood ^Ook hi- life. He ac ??nnip
y,hed Ciry ra*h deed, by shoot injjr him
--elf thrciisrh thq h^ad, the bail ? n
jgrWfc just above the Tlprrt par ;\ndu
vfmcrJknft on th- ,i&tL side.
- body wk 3JW??Y?red b
. T. \V alkvva A. .ji Comimny buyer
this market. His body was found
yijn$C flat -on his back.* .vith the re
- ; Ivrr -elcvr by ii : -v side, hi* htad
Wtlrvflf fn a p:oi of ^blood.
Theie ia no known rcasen ,why 3fr.
> Wood S hould - loa ve t h u s . o n led h i s
' !-ft\ thouh he has. been .in poor health
or *ome time, hi si physical- condition/
V9fS net at aU alarming:. Me le-fi
n )\is p'eket a -letter \q^ddre?sed to
?M- wife, which threw no ? Mjrht cin
iv rash.ict, a* it. was 'purely, mf
> 'jnil, telilnfr'jf his .|c ve fov-h^ w ife
?? t '
Mr; Wood, was a Native of -this
otmty, was borh ; and raised l ? uv
\<ncc.id. I'avinp moved, to R6x|k v..?
V. jUt five yea'v> . a: J -.in ??? i ; hat
iihi*- has in% the (o
i'.rvr, ' ?? i! -.v -jaa ;i ioD*^ faith
. \?1 ttn'l e.o>is"i>;ent ni< mboc. f Concord
. ,It thodi.?.t ChirtHM. Wan very active
n Church work. He was. a member1
?t* -the County Schcol Board* and Was
? ?? y f the <?(.. - :n<>u scuvi
? .'..-it Vn wni cvtuir. -? TKv? lmr-n' ?
<v - wrve- rojv tid at the -jwlne'
est< r<"ay at'ternc n and the body laid
.w.iy' v \ ?'? < oncord irnw-n-ry.
' S.yrvivintf him* i- his ivife. tw~ ?en>,
'baric**, who i$.a student at theA ni
ensity, ?nd Arch, arid x>n? ? daughter.
'Vancis,;, The "sympathy "Of" all jjo
? at to the family iri this: >:i.i hour.
Millions. Hail Its Return.
,<'? -KpN;' . Ingram's Production "The
'our Hois^mec oi the Apocalypse".
ith Kudol;h Valentino and. AIM
Terry, ecmipp to Palace Theatre,
CMnday and Tuesday February. 21,
,.:id d Hex Ln?:?unf:* ?stiipen-i'-us'
-.chieveinent? a Him fjSa.s.ifrpivce thnt
a??' made Mdti:,n -Picture History
? rrtums now- io t'yiumpit to the s^iA'^n.
eomlntf iy the inoat important
r.ws of the year to. Film' F?xns tii'e
,'ne pfi .Auction you eat>tx>! - nri Lb-:
. .. ietU)>: you V.--U yt ?? a?rain and a^i-in
^'';-;t^iiie.d as' tht^ W^OT) ? * I'iiuire -.t* *; U
ijei news' tf; . t^wilf tVv if
?I * . v ni>?r\ woman n.n<Vv cftilrl jr\ ;the
R^-";tfntr,v ? iIvi-eineV?^ Ls-rorv.
JL
1 uut >??; i..a?r.: ? t.:...-. ? ny?'-, . ' .
the' pi i* tar e that 'y.h'ook the ^v-orld.
Ln^rynV- "? ? it Kp\ ? U \
' A;!-. ? jfe nei NToveV: ? ^ .
Soe.-.;.1 i. .? .Mcn-chi." Jl.,
i p.* \hi\ s
? i . " :V if. yeafu- admituM
f ' K, n-.: ,
? "V-AdmVstnn 0.- occ^t . fcy
E.sc;*ped Jail
. ? ... .
Andy M?st. tiff y<juth \v ?? "i\
? mv.f i>ln r autoir.cbVf. ? v- h'??J
, ? \yas JaU\v . vk-rn fntb custody.' fifWm;
ccrtirlL trial %1\& pvfyervd to br s^rit
- ? .jo- Jjjicksij-rt- ?Vrafriftta* . Sdh'oc1,? ? nuT^t
live .dj&ided tlWt his lonely aray tn
rive jail way a Ttt.lc t o much for him,
m> 1 :w t Thar-ula y mo i > nft WJi.il r> ;hf
? . ;*in tvn* fa Mine to? .Tic a vy lor,
?nuffic, er ' p^d^Rtriari outing, A;tdy
>r;ceeded t<v himself fvc.m
' '. r ?>?}? County jail and . toa* sue ?jw?u|t
. unking a compfetei jre^H Afty and ha*
? fiF&b'w:. ? i--vr. - ;vx\v.
? ' ; ' . . ^
Hill Parent.
- 'Teachers Asso.
.? Tii--'.' ri- ^ular. monthly mcfctmjj of
l Hi* ( >r v !? ' H i ll l'n c-fttr'T< ;4^hi : _% A
iatjon "will, .NOT mer-t ? Thar Jay,
Keb, ?I'jth.* T!" * a?xt me* tin;; .wiij. b:
. :Hrl ; li .MjUVCh.-- ' Sv-cv . j' '
. 1 ' ; i' i ? > ? 1 Pl.^h n - ? ? '' ' ? ? .
* *:--iu-uii i mil i.tii iiiui i ,i i i'inr* ?? .?i
$hj?&to .' Palace' Theatre " The week of
' .>'V.t)ruaj,y 28 th.- . ?
Prosperity
| . THere are two ways- of bfinx
? t happy. either diniiiuh
' I . nir vant> a? augment our
| | means? -either will do? the re-, /,
| *?ylt is the same; and it is tor
1 j each man, to- decide tor l??m- .
: i se f, ard*dp that which happens
???*' to be oivs4?&.C. . ^
V you" are idle or sick or
j f poor, however bard if may be
.1 to dimirah your wants, it. ? will
? | be harder to augment your
means.
If ynu are, active and pros
perous or- young or in poo.d
health, 'it mat be- easier I or
you to augment your weans
I tbbn to diminish your wanis.
| Hut if yW are wi^Vr you will
i do both at the same time,
i young ? r < Id. rich .or poor, sick
I or well; and if aou arc ver.y
' \*i*e. you wi I do both ,in_/uch
" a way as to augment the jseri
I eifyl happiness of society.
|s. - Franklin'.
ROXBQRO MARKET WILL
CLOSE OH MARCH 4TH
Royboro Mat'ket In Stronger
Position- Today Than For
Many Yeai*s ^
OPEN TWO WEEKS MORE
^ The! to^vacc o "market w-ill cjos'e here.
%n Friday, March 4 th. ID'JT. Only
al>out two weeks nure; 'and if you
have arty w5xweo on l and . y : u will
be wise to. ifet it -in shape and bniig
it ih. The other markets tributary
to ft6xbor', will clcs?' on this datt!.
The season, ^ust -about to close has'
bwii very successful ami the fann
ers who have scjdv here i+ny they
have, no ?wu.s.e for <? mplaivt. ? We
have, never" seen our buyer-; juore
ctHirteojus. or more ^enerews in t.ieir
treatment cf the fatTpers? and the
market has nvade for- itself quite a
reputation. We are sure -it is 4n a
funKC!' no - it h.j' i-.Klay ^ahan.* for
..lr.a'ny -yean?.'
? , o? -7; ? " i '?>
Death Of Miss Main
?' - ? - > i
Al'is*' 'Alary died -Sunday' n*r?:.r
irirat Watts hospital, where she had.
l-u n for tri'-amcnt - f^r - t ' c ua?t ten
? "ay> . 'The- i'cnvninfc Were J brought
1: in jit- . burkd. which toot place ; n
? !1ii?vi-aw> ; _ , , ? M h.hfy
? :i. .lut:*, ? f'Jnx- ral servi.-.^ feeing
dttcxe<t'..b> 'Rev f. C.iAdai)\st /?Vo.av
h'aiftt cf b :'V sisteiy .Mr/,. I. <??.
A Itfutt.. '? ' ? . 'jL
. 54!?s Mam^uffevH ih< Jvss of;/ier
i. ! ''i:[y ;4- f-.;W Wt'fk* a#*>. nil#
of . rt-i dea.th thought
. h f-.'ve. ornducvd -heart tj-. om
i I ih h < h t> jfi I i'i . ?hl> wa "."a". ria t iye
Sc tlaiul, <U> years t?f age." ' The
'.j. uncemeht of her nnirrfatre. 'to Mr.
W. W. ^Jaifcj son had been anncun-i d
i: ? tin1;,- ago M*. .latnt son . hi i?v:
i i " ent_at her burial. . *
Washington On
?Religion and Morals"
"Of -aU'the dispositions "an 1 h xHit ~
which . Uei -to political pic^perity,
j ?U^ioiV anf nir. ratify ar<? jiMtspcnsi.
blt .-fjuppoLls* -I n vain, would .rat
4iMi? i claim . the tribute Of .patri t^-m
who should labor -t i subvert thofe
I:; 'ilji.rs of human haf pine**. I thofce
f rmest ' proj?> of the duties vu/ men
.. nd cftizcrs " . .. ,
? _i ? ;' , . h J .George Washington.
'Sunday S.'ho^l lOvlf* H. nv, R./L.
W i.U>u :m , Su pt.
"Pr'tabhln^ 11:60 a. ni./ vubjc.t " U
(~ -last V" i p. hi suhjeetr
?."Temptation.*.."
i 'i . r. r> frM p.'- tn? (. ? -rai
V. i*. U.. 7:1 > pr. m>..r>r. H. M.
7" ?
? ?A ? coniii,! -,v,i.t'.i))ii , 1 J>;u.nd**,i ,
? ' . ' t- ? B tpt . < 'hurcV!1
j * flaa^tOT;
INDEBTEDNESS OF
' PERSON COUNTY
I
Owes For County Home $25,000
County Schools STi.000 and
District Schools S89,0J^>.50
TOTAL DElbj S 769.073.50
? ?* - . _ J " ?'? ". ..
* Thr fd1iiV\yirjr rep -t o-f the ..li'nan,
rial ccndity v of 'ho County has in on
prepared ; "by ..tHe Auditor and aporov
eti by the Beard Of County .1 1; lumi-s -
, :<? ier.-i:
Stat'. mrnt .of < xponditU'P- ?>t the
General Cotfnty' f units frcm IV-. 1.
192.1 t. Nov. [10. 1?2G:
County Home. ' $58( '? (tt
Snn'plies for court hou^e an-,1
erst of court? ~ $31f>-??$l
Outside puunrrr -" 7" $ WV> '* ? '
'.Jail ; _ :
Miscellaneous, . including: tax
Hstinsr. m ether's aid. insur~
'unco, cost of people, in
State institutions \ $iil,4j)t. ^8 ??
Grand iota! $22,220.ft3
A mount of tux lovjT?or general
County fund . .S2M.20S.52
Financial Statement lverscn , County,
February. 1927.
Notes for County Home $2.5,00o:60
bur!plu.-~f<?r? Vhi? fund *9,421.01;
County ^k\ol n'tes ? s71,Cm0.00
Surplus fFv i fund S7,42"?.,.?9'
No; tor T.i v District Schools "
Battel Hill ? . *?7430,06.
Olire mii *22.r?7o.tHi
AUiftsvihe , $l,4*7:r?o
Helena . '? S6;:AU>(?
Hurdle Mills $21,250.00
4*a?4H?v* ? ?? - ?<? . 'VJX-i* 00
Tutal f y/v*x dift. ,$8^07r>.f>0
Sumimipjr up ilu.> statement it shows
the Count\vis indebted , for;
CVurity s! hool.- 371.UO0.mV
County Home $25,000.00
Special v
-r?^-r ~ Tdfal "' ? $.l-8r>,07."?:f?0
R ad/w)d> , ?584,000.00
l vjl\ $18^^)73.50
Opttratirij* Schools for 1 ^."i-2'i
Salaried $85,3?;l?0S
Expend -fund, bilsea. etc.
> $76,230.36
Total $161,623,35
. Thrs- amount includes $25,000
loafted thv. town schools for the new
rfhool building. and also . iwt'ludes
$4,298.00 put in new school buQdiiiffs
in the County.
Total indebtedness of* the County is
>44,77 f-r every' man, womap *i ncli
ehOd, jncluthns: white, black and In- .
cliaJi, in -the- County.
V&w; take the. indebtedness of the
town of Roxbbre. which' is $5o'2, 000. ,
:;H iii bonds, and you will see .that; j
f.t t s^n Coi/aty. ahcT "Roxh: ro ewes*
$1,321,075.50. The per 'capita in- '
de^tVdpe.ss of Roxbi>r- is ?$ 1159.80 fer
e.ve;-y -..man, woman a-nff child. white
i^ar.cj 'black-.
" ^ ?t" requires ,jt went y .per cent of all
' (- Uec tV?*rijjjj&he '' ' Coapty-; * .tp
.r , v it "inhere' -? t.v -t hmg of;
^?U^' . \f and'' required. ~ ?:r?'..V'.' '.
There. JH apt ?:iim;aely, ono hundred
, i - ?yu:. 3q?n3r Off :? r.r^: ! <. n l taxes
i due* the. Cr iirlt v, a'u# ff .-he Sheriff
i> fSUwCQS; fill u\ ccfll??tmg thfe?e t^txes
til-. Ctmpty v. iJJ W .a We. to rtMhiee t:?
i i ?- i o b t mrc> s~Tf - .>oriic* - extent, '.tbouLrh'
??out -)1 l Hi* niJiti musl cohie the u-.r-n ,'
ey neces^itO' ? ? H*n tht .^h<y,T
'Store Robbed
?Ivci'KWi**. unCeri i ' the store of M r,
?S.. T. WSerin near Roixboro. Friday
m*rht .ami carried au-ay quite .a lot of
n:i > miih's * un'l all the- cas h* that
wa ? Ivft in the rash, drawer after the
clays a ork. which amooftted to be
tween tweJve and tiftevfi dol^jr;:.
?The?e .felltws wet ir pretty bravv as
they, entered. the st6re from the iront
s i i ' e J ac i n p- the \nmi n r ; ad-.
Epworth League -
Th'-Tx^will.'he. a Wa&hiwfctorv Birth
day Kntrrtain mi-Tit in the bas<?nier.t
<?:' the Pro:ky.!;ili' ";.Methodi>t . e.hurch
..vcnin j ? ftf. Keh. ? li'Jitd nt ?:ijO
< 'cj c;H - A/ 4i,i^veT offering wiH* be
fiken jt the door." Bi- -aure und -ltoi
torjrot. u hat 'happens the overnifff
of fah. U2iwi. v- 1
Come , a?V(l br in p ^ y'ourj f r i eftid s . -?
. i,\n'v tor; . .
MINISTER TO HI Nfi.TKV
v. I ' _ ;r: w -
1 owy by ? TPresitU?nt Co6JiHj>t>, ^6' be*
* ? > I i u : -
i ? . ? T**
Her Home Now Temporary WJiite House
irr? -
I ? *T *
? , ? ? . ? ? = ? ; ? ?
Mrs. Elmer Schlesingrer, nefc Patterson, of Chica;r<\ offerwl her
palatial home in Washing-ton. to President .and Mrs. Coolince ? wnile
extensive" repairs ?are being" made on the "White House. Though u?ri
blocks from hfs office, the President and MYs. Coolidge made thSs-^o*
lection from a scor? o(^6tTer> ? . . .
Negro Desperado Tries
5 To Kill Sheriff Brooks
?Negro Wrests Pistol From Sheriff In Scuffle Ai>d Only Timely
Arrival Of 'Deputy Gentry Prevents Him From Committinc
A Capitol Crime; Now Confined In Local Jail. , ? ?
One of the most clafmy: and
savage assaults wii,). attempted
?in. - the- life < t Sheriff' V. j
l?ro? ks >lorid;vy y*V^n?n?r . by a r
?Vsavape nctiro man svho has Sep
tra \ nam bnt i~ better*
krioWn. as- Henry Krojreye. The j
assault was -iiiade in the homo oi"
Si Wins lead,- a "colored man.
? wliiWhorne is in the (:hub Lake
section. Sheriff Brooks and
I>eputv W.' R. Gentry had udrie
intf' tSe home of Wiiistead to ,
make a search ? for some stolen
lyoperi; and while
try ? was busy. upstairs making ? -4
the search Krogeye demanded
of Sheriff .Brooks an explana
tion and. before a'lxythiiif? could j
- be done he had Sheriff Hrooks
looking straight' <Jo>vn the bar
Death Of Jasper
Ruffin Woody
Student At S. C\ State CoW*ei
: Making A Hi^h Mark In His'
' Studies
The sudden death Mr. J-isper
Ruff-iii W odj1 at. the 'Raleigh ho^v.'.al *
?ig?t: Thursday in: rnigigr vras-a grv-^t
s.hr *k* .to his friends ?* K '
He had fcetn troubled. with hi* ? yes
for s'ome'time. when ch Wedn r-fay"
tvonins: ho -ec.nsult.eii a,', specialist, .vh<>.
advised, hi.sj to see r. physician. Three ,
jsfjysidiiins .Examined - hlfiu /Find in*;
It at .he had a 'tuitK^* o.f the -'bnu:t.
which' a fow ? Hours later .caused,. 1: is
(U'ath. . Jasper wn> '/only, 18' year* * o| j
VfCtff- a ..student at A. and K. < oRetfe,
-iin'd * was making' a ?. mos ?; >vi:ible ?
repuia lion Hift- udden ?; a *.vay
1 . Ia ? V.W.I ? -rrrr ? ? ? ! . ? ' . . ? vr
i.elatiye.v .. .
H; ' . yj-'V-'- "hi o-^isi : ?'?
1c m;- ? Thurxiay,. .fir ha i.!. .'a-,
fuinial <crvic-j>- S!;uk |-!;i :'h*r
chuiyh at Bethel Hill, Fr.rt^y after- '
Opii. f r:llo\tvd - i?) i ." ??
c HuiVh- - cemetery: Rmv ,N?.. J. To d*
ccnducted tho ? EeiArietis nod wa*i n?- 'j
." istVd by ttc . A. . -De i iv. , "Stony '
people frona .-rttended ' th:;
services. . _ ' ? ;
Surviving the*'" defct/itoed are his
rrrJ.t.her. Mrs \V. A. W:ody; a hroth.
er. Brue?* Wo.aly ; and" siiter""1
M r ? . Ch ari i e \Va iters, . < -f . I ? ! : inc hj . N
C.t Mi'km Marie Woody. Miss Hli/.a
fceth Woody, aild Miss Lucrh : Wei, .y. :
Sale Cantiimed
~ It has .been reported in come ?ec- ;
?tiQJIS . that our annual Farmers Sflje J
ended- the first o? this , month. This j
is fin error, iis the ^le wiU be con- j
tinued thtoufrh the month of .Febfu
-ary. We are do:ng (his because. of {
the. poputy?rit$* of the sale and the
fact .<that, although hundreds have
already taken advantage, - f the h <r- J
'trains ,we' a: 'ot f . rrrti.' th< i .. art Itt'lJ
? ?<vfe w ms fl'.to *dd^ oo -4>0tl hftvi?
not. ^a^TtSc-ilPliPVtunity:. So.* if Vm
fire in ?need of f arnji n/.r jmp^enu.rit--'
and supplies tome^ Mn er v, (Ite ? t' v ?
Xipy.' circulars an 'avrtil \ ??'!? ' ?
-trUlv 44 in -4U
tfr i n ? ? ? -r ,,
m Uu*
niLWUN'-?? iIAliJ)VV ARK j
?Souti*. j : ' >
of a danper.ouN looking ^hot
i?un. advancing tin him' with a
s;ivajrc threat; fortunately de-pru- '
1 > (ientry cariu* dtivvrir;: wrench -
-inir tffe rj.iri -irom ^-tlie- fu-ur.i
befo.re a - hoi w as. made, t hvii ^
? ? ean'fe what. jm>iied ? like "death
and life sfrujoHe between
Urqok.-v a the ;n In fhe
-cult'1** the nijfFp ^ot ' htotti of
. the sheriffs pi?tol md but for
-the . li^?\tnin<4: actjm of Gentry
'the negro would have shot. hiiw
down wijh hi> oym gun. Deputy,
(fentr> conUd Ihc nexro *ith a
heavy hlnw riy ?. the, head, after. .
which he released his clinch on
the. tfun as well Us . Sheriff
iJroo&'s, He was ? braUffht t<V
town and given a hearing and
. p aced in Jail" for safe keeping* >
Bethel Hill Farmers
Organize Spray -Ring
Farmers at Vocational IVpart
ment.ot Agriculture and have it>
! terestinx: fruit meeting
Oji las; Friday-' nipht Several of;
Itha farmers" of \fiv Bethel Hill ? -
j tion' .met 'with the-.^eaeher V m
1 1 :otkftl .\Kricultmv at th> Uiph Schcol
j and l;fcU-nd. to a talk on "How t.n jgiXv
\ > < . ? t i-r? <prayi H? and I'luu
inp/'^-Aftc^v th<r'talk it 'was d*x-fied
'to -*crflfgiTii7a: a, spray viiitf and Mr. .(?.
K. -Woody wa> elected ' (Manager .of
?thj? rintr. ;,A" sprav o.tttfi* wis!
hi pur.* has,-.!, .fq't ?'use, by tl)e i in.ir
members and they "will* work cr-opeV.
a?:vvly in thv ^pray?t>g; It .vas aj*n?(t
that a ?iay would be. sat for the spray
' ir.ir a nJ M \? ('. 1 AT; ? , y>* ? - H ?
.. i -i.ii T .. ?'. i ? ? ilv ? -r ?> i
^ ut iit. ftrtd "the to -.h;i'v?- the' mat ? -
' t ? i j- t?? ? i ?[>.-.'?! iur
msf\ei -\'y th? other- members. All
<jVe*ntV.u-i^ - i<i. help rt the -sp't av.r
(ft# 'and -Wiil #0 f fbiiv VIK- .v>r<'.l\ar<i. to
jjppthei^uutM. the job is. C j-mplefe.1 '
v'^^Vclafional i> to. >eW
?1. ? i.!?a'y ? u tiir. -ik-mi rr .for
-pravin^*. i mix the >p.ray ;'iid
to be!p .with: tfr^ >prayhi<-r. Sprvy*
in*? by the -rnv *? u meT!"T>d is
.economical .siuce buying the tnat^'inl
f " . prayimr- ?? *J:-ru -quantiue
? ?wC'U^d ? .make it ehsaj -tr and *-ince
liibjar cbndittpn* arc -nth thjit it i.^
rijpc v - a i y. to ?.? ? ope a t ;? in < > rde r i <?,.
i -halve pfecityof ljibrf to do the spray
ing.. Farmers enjey jjettirig together
i for the -work and ean, make the work
I a. plea^vvre Valber Uiaj^ ^ burden.
1 ar.jiitirii k-u organ t/.y ? ? ~di~
these spray i ipfirs, have more coepora
tron, ? better fnril. more pfeai>mv~ Hi
the work and finally a greater pride
in the production of qtuility- products.
? ? u? ? ? ? ? *? '
Mri.KS' mii.ks; J
To My Krienos . and; i^atroft^ :
. Y u wilf Tihd me at Union Ware-.
"hoirs-?. Punviiit.-^Xtt. ,1 keep from
20..t-o oO nice trim mules at all timf>s
Come -*t<! ? me..
? T. J. HATCHllTf. '
?'t'he Shimrrrr PMiyvir' fT-h^t ( a?
t iv. ?fh>vlp:in^1 Pi;*wil;?ir ." T .
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'Paiac'e.* 'H'hctttiv weeje.. of, February
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otto wood mm
IN'TERRE HAUTE, IIIL'
Attempted .To Hold l*p OrPj?
? Clerk, When- He Isr5Kot
Thrdujjh ? Ilody
KECOVKKFNt; RAPIDLY
. Raleigh, Feb. 14.- North Carolina
li.'tla.V moved:., officially ifl -bring: Otto
\V ofi, five limes jail, breaker, bark
to '??slow : death in 'i'Olrt^r^:"
T!.t> one-armed. outlaw who escaped
fr'cm state prison a third time ia*t
,N after hi' had escaped from
Oh.io and T 'uru ?>-.<? prison^; ; -will be
brought back Terre Haute. lnd 'f
jail provided other state:* arid. thf ?
[federal' government l-elease him, and
pat in r^i? death cell for .safe- ke-u
?;Vnsr: Wo.d was under '10 year? sett- . ?
*? rc --'hi-re. for the inurder. of a. ? ; :
Yi'ic^r^borc, N. C.. pawnbroker.
?ernv the. . re: 1 confinement ,,.<*tow
! <leath -in s. litary.'' . >' t ' . ?
rT-^traditirjr. papm, ?.:gnc'd' bv G ov-.
c? ncr .McLean will be dispatched to
(?Vnorvaw tc?. Indiana .-where Wo;d
ht-ld, iqIU %vi:v^ . hi'r .roliiing" lip "a tJil
? voa*d brak'rman and -attempt to- ,J$5b- '
?h, drug" dbbrer in, the c*ue, which
'?broke'* ? Saturday ,> He p. state . prucm
S ij p er'j n t end* -t ' Peu a'rth:.unced in
I'vnriV at ion of Wood; /"'referred -to* ,
-f; . v 'r.ti . nw -uapi!- heaxttiliep fur
'X< ? ' ' *11 H y . Cl'tott*-*.' '
.1 ???' ?
T;he-*c!-A;:s5ve- -Wood escaped- tWvlast ? '
'time i n' S i v e mber " la's t K our. '
,:%I rj. a lettvi; to a r mvspjt^T purport- ?
e l .tf conn from hi ?H he said love cVF
bis child lien, lured him X: make bis
U'.ikI % cape .from- pii'-oir walls here. .
Wood was placed in ^death row a*r
? i'ei: >efcbn ' dt.-capv hc-j'e hut wa?.
i movt<l later ami. -put *to# .firing the
: lYoifcr by ' the di-re-'ior - over pretext :
? e ;.|t, j>uiKT! ?rrw.' ? ? tk*- -
boa?;d took . full renpori>ibnity ' for his .
? last.. escape. O * y-^l y-/j; ' |
. ? 0-~rr- ?
"A Little Clodhopper"' "/
Thursday ??vehinjr, .Feb. 24th. 1^27,
in ? the graded school ? auditorium ii
play ?r? titled, "A Little .Clodhopper/'
?will .be .presented- under auspice;^'
of th r B. Y. P. Uj" Fr; ill all reports
th-i*. play is erm jiderod one ?>f tb*
btVt ^omedy-clranuis'to be presented -
her.e'jr) jspme tifjie.
"Characters
. Sefltinius Groan, ? Dick Woody, a
y.-anir bVovC u^n W~4&|U ' .< . f '?'pep.:
? Ov oy (iumj-. Coy Day; a fresh
rountry .yrb&xiu by tteek.
iii-S." <:"h'sffftry. i . Johnnie Clyde
llidl,...:n in: ii'ttW lamb- Vgom
the city. ' ^ '? ? ?
Sir*:; - '' Cr\i!%tts (J.i-'Bojrjr.-i, Bivin.v
\y i^U-adr Iti? dothi-tr* ? Mama, , \vith ?'*.
: .r.r.'-.fk ? ? ? . : ?
.. Miss - Jitfjvtte 'IJeanv. - .Mabel* M.on
insr-ue. '-:i .SpHntVirxHllo-. -boitr'dih^hou^
' .'iV ? ; ? , , ?. ' '
?Ch i n Carter, Mary iRJtey/ who
? ? ' -*??: " a lyum.ii .. _ t. '
?Srv.?tT^v"^cn<>i"u ? i beautiful S. ;
v-.': ? ,ii: "- duiSnir the
j:ei-for;i'.'n.no? . ?
?KYonj the -iAv I'havai-'ttM's above
?:t 'is.v t'tv be seen" t-^nt for ;>n eve-lint:
.fid I fit miitb'r .ba?pii;e>H and, plea^ur^
byie 1 1 -de N^ell to' ;A tattle
w.Tiv'?:et < . ?. iv .y.Me" Feb?1, at /
D av i s I) i u a "Store . . lie s.e r v?d ' s eats
."0 crtjrs, j?ene*ul s'dm* -iion U5 CO r*ts.
Bible Class Orri?nized
At Hurdle Mill*
We ine'^vcn' uli d tV -learn thixt
\}\ v. f arv A -.tains, b.as torjrapjzcd. :? ?.
K'ble- c'las:> for the Ilijjh school stu
dents' at Kurd IS gSOfegBS
ti^lbje , evidence, quite- , a li ill- ,
h* boQTt oi'trajmel and has becomy
very erithusia.Uie over the wcrk. We
. r ? of the e pinion (lvat the parents
cf all studemts shduld encourage*
?furfi -in tn:- work this Up-;,
poftunit.V t ?" learn somethmj? about
the j*reat Rook that will serve them .
Xi H: in thc^r Mature yeai^S. " ..
T atum- Whitfield
>abel Tatum :^td Mr.
WhitfWld were mar
?ihy c.fti^r of the .retnftt^r 'j^iteerfa
Tho . cen'trtuoy vva> |H-rf griped ^ by*.
of tH? I'ea ?e, ii. Tuoct,
;r> nht presence ^^^ow frjend*^. ?