r '? vi v fil h ^bhb". .>?? ' : ihhb i bkb^f^ ihih ?% . '<bi???? -* w^bi.-ir?jrier*" ' t ?
1 ,1 ?__!__ -.1 b bl^bb^^^' -b- * /lj ? u ^ . "vbp/^b^b'^b ? flt **'
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& . ? ^ ^l_j. jflpb- ' if* .*.'? -..l in fcm.4
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ZZ^ZZIZT^Z-sh vAnvvnA* iw countyngbtb otifetsk ?ar as. iwd rm&mrwo
vol. twekty-one ' .t
?L f jL^UrH^yfc^ 1^ ^ ^y ^ ^ jfL^ '
ISfi ^(wTctS
mp^w^
11 Rxeept is a vwrfcfar, widely seat
|; VMl mf^??ciilly favored regions,
fee farmfcor ifiatrictr tf the Waited
States art losing population.
That is trot not only of the strictly
villages which once were the farnwr's j
All over the United States, the cen-1
gas returns so far eomgfefed tell the!
same story. The little villages of 5991
or so are disappearing. Some of them j
are already down to the dimensions |
of a filling station and hot dog stand. !
Almost all of them show a decline in I
population sines ^SflL
Where hash the people gone, who!
peed to live on the farms and in these 1
little country hamlets? To the b?g|
dtiee? All of the big cities show j
population gain. The biggest cities [
naturally show the biggest gains. But!
that does not mean that the farmers |
of die United States are flocking into]
Chicago^ Detroit, Philadelphia and!
New York. ? ' . ' , M
They M? moving to town, but to the
nearby, growing center tewus. For
while the wry small villages are moat
ly s^plter, the trend o? Cen
sus returns to date indicates dearly
that the medium-sized country towns,
the larger rural communities and the
small cities, are all growing. The
towns that bad a thousand, or so is -
1926 are bow mostly in the 1500-2600
class. Towns of 5,000 ten years ago
now bare from 7,500 to 15,000 inhabi
tants aa a general thing. One of the
most interesting single groups of
facts discovered by Census returns as
published so far, is the large number
of little cities which have jumped in
to the 10,000 class. And the same
holds good all along the line.
We are all moving into town. Bui
that doesn't meant that we are all be
coming city folks.
We are moving into town for sev
eral masons Some of us ? a good i
many of us?are still farmers, attha j
living in good-sized communities, k -
that respect we are getting to he like
the farmers of Europe. Over there
the farmer seldom lives oa his farm,
unless it is a very big farm, in which
case be usually lives in a castle or
manor house and bis tenante, who
ami their little farms from^ him, live
in a village Which he owns. Farm
houses scattered over the countryside
a mile or three or ten miles apart,
are almost unknown in Europe.
The European farmers hare always
Bred in towns, however. They had to
lire to eonuawdtiee in the old days for
protection against wild beasts and
they bare kept up the habit of com
munity life, going out each day to
their farms, nexhaps several miles a
? - 1,1 I
I way from their home* On this side
I of the Atlantic, however, men started
I fiurmiag before there were towns, and
I we ohiHWwd the habit of living on
I the farm in the beginning of oar de
I velopment end k< pt on living that
I way front force of habit, in pert, and
I is pert btrenee most farmers couldn't
I live in any other way and keep on be
I tag farmers.
I We have talked a lot about the joys
I of sural life, and there Jk mndt to be
I said for the farm house tw plaaee for
I a big family to grow up in. But we're
I not raising such big teuittes, yon
? never heard the women folks en the
I mired in in String, and the teams all il
? ? II
I :. V .W-. -' JI
I tod" to'' 9G& ' tom *' I
wiiidie f i^Mt I
_A '>^L_ ^' % jr^T '-^ _+ %
V r .. _? _' ^ a ^ '*? ^ ^
gin to set in itioogly*
eVW**- O* OUMH ? WvJ 1*11*?" ?V#t
| W -r|L-W? tt. _? - ' ?
^ " V
v; tortisb tte Onnt doat show
/?^portion of too total p^l^on ?till
t&t&I osilookr Xhfc Govsnus^nt BT4
oAfl til
tonfay afternoon at 1 o'clock: wh*
Charles Whitley,#^ knowniocfl
painter shot his wife through the lef?
gainst his right temple. The husband
died instantly, while the wife still liv
ed tonj^ht, most of the time hi com?
ptete possession of her faculties but
Expected to die momentarily.^ V; Jl
The tragedy took plaee on the bad!
porch at the home of a. neighbor
Charles Cozzens, where Mire. Whitlejr
had gone earlier in the day to esr
cape the wrath of her husband. Com?
log upon her there a few minutes be
fore 1 o'clock, Whitley demanded that
she return, to their heme in the paxt
block and prepare the midday meal
for him Mrs. Whitley declined, de?
dazing: that die would not accompany
^Wlien "a!? ^aTdadiMd to accom- I
pany him after he told bar that aha
could either go hone or go to hell, the
husband grasped her about the throat
threw her heavily to the floor -of the
porch, whirled the body over, placed
the muzzle of the pistol against her
hoist and fired He rose ten the
floor and. without ifuother word
placed, the pistol against the right
temple of his own head and fired. He
dropped down dead.
??' JJ . . j T WI/in
An eye witness to ue ?ragvuy mu
Harold Johnson, son-in-law of Mr. and
Mrs. Cozsens, who had come across
the street from his own house to call
his wife. At the moment of the shoot
ing he had rslked out of the kitchen
to the porch, holding his two months
old son in his arms, ft all happened
so qoiekly that before he could hand
the baby to .its mother in the kitchen
Whitley was dead and Mrs. Whitley
was in a dying condition, in the arms
of her thirteen year old daughter, El
la Baby. A second daughter, Anna
Myrtle, was strifce house of another
neighbor;.; ."".'/T
KSnW
__
Davidson County Officer
Takes Assailant's Gun and
Clubs Him With It
Lexington, May 20.?Shot and j
wounded three times by Sid Mixe,
whom he was seeking to arrest for
being drank, Deputy Sheriff Daniel
Leonard, of Arcadia township, dis
armed his assailant, subdued him with
the butt of Mise's revolver and then
brought Mlse to Jaif here early this
afternoon. While Mise's head-was be
? " * ? - _ ?? 1 All.
mg aressea Dy uw ?x*ni.y
eer, Deputy Leonard jrent to the local
hospital, had his wounds attended to
?and thai returned home. The dupty
was unarmed when he attempted to
Isrrest Mist, he stated. Neither of the
pistol wounds suffered by the officer
appeared to be of a dangerous nature.
I One bullet passed through the fleshy
part of the left thigh, another pene
trated file skin on the right leg and a j
third wait through the left hand. The J
I drip was also grated on the right arm
I probably by a bullet mriing one of
I the other wounds. A fourth shot went
I wild while a fifth cartridge snapped
on failed to fire.
Deputy Lsoomrd was onhis way to
I msrk when he passed Mire and his
brother in law, Arvi! Leonard, sitting
I in an automobile near a garage in
county nffieeza here. Mire and Arvil
Leonard started to run and the deputy
I ... - , ... ? j?
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i> I II jfji I~
' ? "* . ' ' v? !
fram 2 to 6 p. m.
All mddbiis t^SeAirought between
10"*. m. and noon. Ribbons WiB be
flowers,??^
If' Best smsl| arrangement of mixed
Most artistic noeegay.
Fioest specimen of roses?yellow.
Handsomest spray of climbing roses
: Handsomest spray of rambler ros*
Finest .display of mixed Sweet Wil
liam.
Finest exhibit of pinks.
I Finest exhibit of verbena, red and
Finest assortment of pansies. " ?
Most artistic arrangement of flow
ers. ^v.-. '.r . '
Finest larkspur.
Best arrangement of larkspur.
Best exhibit of unusual flowers.
Finest exhibit of lilies.
Best arrangement pf sweet peas.
Finest, sw^et peas, v I
B?;st gaillardias.
" Best double pink poppies. I
Best double red poppies.
Btest single poppies.
Finest ragged robins. .
Best arrangement of ragged rob
jass-^r-r.-, .=.?>? .TV.-;;>y. -,1
Finest careppsis.
Best arrangement of careopsis. ??
I Best arrangement of careopsis.
Finest Canterbury bells.
Finest foxgloves.
Finest nasturtium.
Best collection of phlox.
Best arrangement of daisies.
Bat d?MU. :? .5
Best arrahgemegt of fragrant flow
AUXILIARY TO HAVE
BIRTHDAY PARTY
S The. Presbyterian Auxftkry' will
celebrate its birthday on Thursday of
this week at the home of lfe. W. Les
I* Smith. A ; *
tee in c^iyp,. Eashr guast is ejected
to carry pennies sufficient to corres
pond with her age, ^ edteet^to go
in the annuity fund for retired min
isters and their wires. -
ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING OF
MASONS TO BE HELD IN
GUFTQN.MAYM.
. '
Masonic Lodges throughout this
District have received the fbHowing
letter:
Dear Master and Wardens: . v !
"Grand Master Timberiake will be
present in person. Also, Grand Secre
tary Andewon-and Su^ftjsrt^t .are
exp^teAXe^s make ita"Biggerand j
s^un'sgraSi
enough to get there will certainly be
jgad be attended. Please help me , get
them out by hiring your Seeretasy
send out written notiopf to al^your
members urging them to attend. Mail
*??<"? <**?+ ft ?i> A. dnvs hefoie the- date.
It is very. desirable that gvery xodge
I enter actively into tbe contest for the
Loving Cup which was won by
the proper effort now. Dinner will be
?served picnic ityle immediately, after
I tiff meeting:. Grifton Lodtt- eutertain
ing, Grifton. Lodge v^*?Bd|?y<*S
I *j. i. Gilbert, D. D. G. M.
! - j
j - W .1 % ? 1
tSO?# **r&#x|Ti.(B^y ? Jniy?c .*J?|
lc^6 thl8 tft6^iU)Qn^|^QIU!^9C^0P XVjtit
feloniously and. secretly assaulting
Frank Gdekmoze with.- a j&hait. fan,
with intent to kill an^jnifcfer.and
with inflicting aeiious injury m said t
Frank Crickroore in a warrant sworn I
out ly Sheriff Bi^vbokwMies 1
?Den Watson, deputy eourk. clerk orf i
Edgecombe county sqperiorcourt, i
about noon tgday. Both aw being j
held without bail, pending the ou? i
Come of Ciickmore's injuries end the j
completion of the investigation into <
the two-week# old mystery.
The Battbboio youth: vigorously -
denied any knowledge of or connac- ?
tion with the crimv.jkt he gave of- )
fleers statements concern- i
ing his whereabouts on the nlfdst-oif
the shooting, and from drcumstan
oat evidence secured oy investigators
his arrest waa deemad ?ot?ar y. Sev- |
? Information gil^^o^res^^ j
on D. T. Davenport's farm, near Hick- \
for the checking-of BrantleyS^adhK^ t
ties on the sight of the shooting. Gar- j
between Joe PoweH, Battleboro police- |
man an^l father of the girl rflegod to j]
have been assaulted by the Negroes,) I
and Brantley which he said took place) J
on the day-of the .crime and waa as ;j
follows: r ? *< ?' : 1
.
"He's agreed to do it, but wants ?
a?;to. M? ??,? Brantley toM the j
policeman. j1
Powell asked: "Have you.got.a pis-, j
"I've got a shot gun," Brantley re-; *
plied. . 1
"That's all right," the officer said- '
Brantley, denied seeing or frftfritri ?
with p wall th of 1
with the youth hut. said it Wastbwij j
tax and bushiest matters, He said'no J
. x ?v ? '- %^2*
mention wga ma^e of a pistol or/Aot 3
cnin '?'? ?? <j
oUM* ? ?
I jwj BJ ?"?*. \ IMJ fl Ba ?' I. ft .
T?to ^orcJjj ^6 yours ^ 1
WA oho I| llOl fil'dWli'IPQ D0DD16S STOW r
..
F . _ -r. ,
^ ? -'.'v: <?% *. Vr '"-"^vat* ? T'
, _ _. , ?
lo^nd William Smltii. "hj^
t^s?Sdf?rjrJ
-'? /"'*l5<. .,??. ?**.?* .?- ^' ?*-"? ? rpV- '.., '^tjl
HARKF.R'g TftLAWn
V /flw iThnmt^ ruwi. ij>^ ". '^B
? t?y wmjinr uutnr*e> J
What a beautiful hour is this,
KfL .'^ .'v_^ri^-^Ht.~- -'?^~Hy ?l'*-5'- *'*??1K:
Shaekleford Point
^asiud chorea of ?*poLook?itTSr?
flkMswR^6^StiS^9tid* irUffiJwfaia ^SlfaCltAl
JiPpR 'HnWrgTIrB KllilflW"y Hlllir lQri
^v^3|f5 '?^TuPT^TTi^'' *1*^7-^ j". ""?
3ft little red sch ool home stood, tw**
there tint my love grew for hooks
ftttd more bocks, ft wa* there, several
years before I came here that my
feti>erwhc mw a school teacher died,
luifwiju ?OAW#V" MAMMMM JLLI^L
?y$eii oeing very young, now wen
lot remember thstUttl. red school
Wuae which stood near the old grave
??? u_I .,1, ?? ,,#? ? ., II -jj, |.'\f ?1 J '"'ViilUa
pro wneru so nutiy cow doosm
h&ve been pladed,whe? ho# theft
bones ere glistening fjiite and Jtetifc
leu aw*; en tin sand. *Twm thete
ai r recall tin* the tone of many
waxed cold for their oid home place,
because of the great storm sweeping
that portton of-^e coast, drowning
fourteen Atlanticers and doin&'much
l&mage to our homes.
Later we became more anxious for
a place of refuge, a. plgcOn-which
as. csnsai
awssss^M?
aHght, and we grew. In perfect har
monfcjirith all w*ij|rke<f and worked
until..about Januajy. 191^ the
purse miners xtew so fierce in cateh
SlSj^srj
^t ?nd.iv?w^td bS ?f PW
.'? ?"*''*' m ,'? v#.* ' '* ,' \ _T I
7' t,q*^t? ?. * ^ '*?" ? _ "y ' - . T 7- .;'.Jf*'/r?f5~'~v
by prearranged plan and wtSrt to a
ce. In the face of hit deceit to Imc?
die, ?ii*-ho made advances upon her
there.- She wan labo?fcg under ttrrifl?
ipent^ aiiftdsl^^^^he lBMWledfl
that herl^iJ motherhood mutt
Were was a wnmnu. mx wm?.,
I tgid* the lute little if any reeoUeetkm
of, and then the syat Minacious that
p5il ctearec^mewhat, andabe helfK
mantel anguish over her condition, the
d^oimatazwi^^ Jlfcn stated neither her
0^1 after the tragedy of
.16 .Otfe
? '11 . " 1 * ."- ..*] 1
I - "To be deaf is not a great calamity,
mid one brilliant deaf ami. 3%e deaf
k gmM ^ 0?!
great hardship they realize is to lose
the abUity to hear and take part in
the affairs of every-day life.
v Out of school life the deaf have to
dive into a world foil of cold-Wooded,
businese w^^^Thc^hav^to
pointment*. in tneiif^vigorous fMOj ?
: and with the right training obtained
' they straggle well. Many others lose
their jobs because of their -handicap
at the invasion of some sort of
m*b**y. : ^ '"-I;
Very few of the deaf are.born with
, fk silver spoon in their months. Not
jgijy of-ttem ?trn money sufficient
t?>lay-aside for old age. ? When at
&rty yeMs-'of.igf^he dead line to
this busy wqrl<t?the deaTare hard |
hit Soon their savings begin going a
,way. ISen more and ippj* hardship*
( ^MJnNp.
s Pfrliga*;
homeJlW don't feel at hon* among
> crushed by loneliness.
I
^ jSSJi*
? in* the^ho* "t" th~
\ I ftf IjHajwrirnnff nwriliiumf tJifi bhiihi
ctettoMnow incorporated) the ^
vtUftUUh? '+9 *WI ?
Wrt - ->v _ _ _ . JPt 1 '. .* f < 1
LClnMrftllfP 1 ifl^lnHarrB
of tiw Methodist fi^cofBl CS&uch#
gajfoflg ^|||^ JU)4ge.
were not ?'? by .* the )8y{*
n fZr?* ~rT^ L
ow arazt * gtanraixt zor utVHowar*
ho^ to^r.^ ? ? ??; ^ " -kjL - ' ? _
hands^ ?Mbtach^of 1^^%^
M?itS
market transactions wen casried on.
He siridhe was "sorry" and tfact*Jhe
would "not do ft again."
Although the letter to which rate*,
ence was made wu not mfllWfi ^
:*?Pi . JW?: ^TW||p||P^ ?"*
gist of it wae obtained. In it, he told
tne committee, tnat in reierem-vo iss
business with tod fn .
he had been alefteed of Nv'w**# cob?
duct in thai he knowingly engaged in
stock market ?'gambKngf.^e said
that he thought he was dealing with
a "proper" iufealmgnt compear, and
that when he realised he was net, and
had made a mistake, he canned all "
h"H~
caned any emftamaam* ??'.*? . ,
choreic* his hla to*
"complete investigation" of the chtoa?
es against him in a letter dated May
2, a week before the conferance even
ed.
Chargee filed by Fitthngh tod bis
associates wen ehanct^aed,by
Therrell as "a pile of nllsgaHto".
enough 4o fffl ajfhmg? newspaper,
without evidence to. support them." ff
nno will be^e&Ea^^^^Ste j
ita report to the conference, since the fl
committee's action ^ yrfWassce^ta the
specific accusations ia-finaL ; v,
cisiOa&aaid Mwwme"astounded dad as
-, ? * J" ""P "-j ua.1 . ? ^7rPTF^T'
tonished."
gfl never beKeyed it possible," Irn
exclaimed.
K-&?*<?. -<T* ^ '. -y; *:? \?a?JV''> ?;:. ?' . ?
MBS. SPJ8I *I?S AT HOMB OF
f.c *?v ?? nAUftHTRR HSAF! ??** ' - I
* . . ,yi>A,vun i jpgfe Hflpw y s< r I
i -; t'i '"?? i rztSs&iiX- to
tiro. Hattie Spier, wife <* the late
MontgomersKi Sfthaj; ? of r* iWinterville, ?
died here sud??nly Tuesday nsndnjr
at 5:tt at the hm**t her daughter,
ifee. S. B. Law. ..
fp?i&6pier, who ^/|$ gtofe#
age, had been suffering from rheuma
tism for the. past #x years, and had
???; y.;.
nd opbcM to ait up put day. She'
was visiting her daughter when trken
wppyns
I" 'i l l f. ijjfcil.'
ip . j ' ' anjl . -?'
ImTrig /*1lihtff' /?knrnKwi ff -\f p