Tbe Piulip-Carolitie Parker RennioD
Communicated.
The fourth annual Parker re
union was held at tbe home of
Mr Louis Parker Thursday,
August 6th. This reunion in>
clu'ies all descendants of tbe late
Philip Parker of Marlboro coun
ty, S. C. Eight of the nine sur
viving children, who are, W. P
Parker, Gibson, N- C., J. M. and
G. B. Parker, Hope Mills, N C.,
Louis Parker, Raeford, N. 'C,
Miss Nancy Parker, Raeford, N.
C., Mrs. Carrie Plummer and
Mrs. Cattle McLaurin McOoll,
8. C., and Mrs. J. P. McFadyen,
Raeford, N. C., were present
The oldest living member,
Mrs. Amanda J. Smith, Colum
bia, 8. C., was unable to be pres
ent. The family representation,
including members from Vir
ginia and the two Carolinas,
numbered about one hundred.
A bountiful dinner, consisting
of an tbe good dishes for which
'liie ladies of the Parker family
' are famous, was served under
tbe spacious oaks. After the
dinner was served, short, but ap
propriate talks were made by tbe
two invited ministers. Rev. J. B.
Thompson, Gibson, N. C., and
Rev.-R. A. McLeod of Galatia,
N. U.
Thieves Caught.
M. B. Raefield of Fayetteville
had been working in Florida
since last winter and one day last
week be started on tbe return
trip in his B'ord ear, accompa
nied by three other young fel
.lows, strangets to him, who,
^\tliey said, liv^ in West Virginia
way wfifibbut tcouM^ntil
about the time they reached
Raeford and Raefield found his
money was gone, and he was
broke and out of gas. lie ac
cused bis companions of stealing
his money, but they denied it,
and submitted to bis search of
their pockets.
After this his three compan
ions left Raefield here in Rae
ford, and they started on their
way on foot Raefield reported
his loss to the police here and
officers Andrews and Williamson
weht after them, arrested and
searched them and found the
stolen money under the sweat
band in a cap worn by one of
them. They owned up to the
charge and were brought back to
town and placed in jail They
gave their names as Charlie
Turner, Frank Boyles and Bar
old Chatman.
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Harnett County News.
Rory Matthews is being held
without bail following the coro
ner’s inquest over the death of
Daniel J. McLeod. The inquest
was begun at 11 o’clock Satur
day morning and was not con
cluded until 2 o’clock. Matthews
is confined in jail here, where
he has been since being taken
immediately after tbe shooting
affair which resulted in McLeod’s
death in Neills Creek township
about 9 o’clock Thursday morn
ing, July 30th.
Tax collected and unaccounted
for to the amount of 166,463 62,
with statutory penalties aggre
gating $34 036.88, making a sum
total of $90,490 60, constitutes
the shortage charge to be brought
against former Sheriflf J. W. Me
Artan and his bondsmen by the
county of Harnett, according to
tbe figures furnished by report
of the special auditors to' the
Board of County Commissioners
here Monday.-
Get your Overalls and Work
Shirts at
Tbe Kasb Store.
Cl^pings From The Lanrinborg
Exchange.
Tbe Scotland county chain
gang is running over with a to
tal population in excess of 70
men, white and colored. The
quarters are being taxed to take
care of the prisoners and is said
that the county commissioners
will be compelled to make ar
rangements to hire out some of
them to other counties if tbe
courts keep sending them up.
There seems to be no slowing up
in crime and with the usual run
of whiskey cases and other more
or less serious offenses the chain
gang population may be expect
ed to hold its own and probably
show an increass, judging the
future by the past.
The tax rate for general coun
ty purposes, including schools
and roads, for 1925 will be
$1.41 on the hundred dollars
valuation as fixed by the board
of county commissioners in regu
lar session Monday. Tbe rate
jumps 24 cents over the rate last
year, and as compared with tke
rate in 1928 is 141 to 97, and 141
against 66 in 1922.
The town commissioners of
Laurinburg voted at tbe regular
meeting Tuesday night to put a
tax of $200 on every public
dauce, to apply to white and col
ored both.
A total of 163 carlots of peach
es and 30 car lots of watermelons
were snipped from North Caro
lina Saturday and Sunday.
There are approximately 3,026
acres in this county planted in
watermelons. The shipment of
peaches consisted mostly of Ei
Ifriends of Dr. j. M. Arnette.
pastor of the Spring Hill Baptist
church at Wagram, symptbize
with him in tbe loss of his fath
er, Mr Allen Arnette, who died
Sunday, July 25, at his home in
Moore county at tbe ripe old age
of 80 years and five days.
Wednesday, Augusts, or the
first Wednesday In August, was
the date of the annual reunion of
the Currie clan at Turnpike
bridge in the Sandhill country.
Hon. A. D. Currie, and his fami
ly of children and grand chil
dren who have been visiting
him for a few days, attended
the reunion Wednesday.
A Homicide in Hoke.
Last Friday night at a negro
church one mile west of Antioch
Levy Ellerbe stabbed Dan Shaw
in the heart killing him almost
instantly.
Hard feeling existed between
the parties prior to this meeting
at the church door Friday night,
and it is stated that Ellerbe came
up tc Shaw and without warning
stabbed him ip tbe heart without
a word.
Sheriff Hall was notified, and
responded, taking with him Dr.
K. B. Geddie and others, but the
wounded man was dead, and the
slayer gone when they arrived.
Ellerbe made his escape, and up
to this writing has not been ap
prehended.
JOURNAX.
A. THURSDAY, AUGUST 13. 1925.
$1.50 Per Year.
Raeford Kiwaois.
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Raeford Kiwanis cliib had ^a
good meetiner for three‘ reasobg
last Thursday evening.
1st. Mrs. G B. Rowland’s
Sunday school cl^ of youDt|
girls fed us well and served the
meal with grace and dignity.
2nd. Rev. A. D. Oarswell
made us a strong and.vhel^ful
speech that set us all thinking.'
3rd. Tbe club remembered
brothers in trouble- Messrs E
S. Smith, P. B. Sexton, Doctojf
Cromartie, E B. McNpUl
W. B. McLauchlin were a^.
pointed a committee to visit BrpJ'
J. W. Johnson, who is confin^^
to his room by sickness. _ |>4i
F. B. Sexton and D. 8. Poole-
were appointed a committee
bring in resolutions of sympathy
for Bro. L. B. McBrayer, who
was recently bereft of his good
wife by death.
An animated discussion was
indulged by Brethren Fred John
son and Ed. Smith praising the
public spirit of W. f. Covington
displayed in tbe Log Cabin, a
community clubhouse and a town
ornament.
Locals.
The County Sunday School Conyen-
tion. *
The Hoke County Sunday
School (invention meet with
Shiloh church Saturday evening,
August |15tb, at 8 o’clock and
will continue its sessions through
Sunday rhe 16tb.
A good program has been made
and all Sunday school workers
are invited attend.
A banner will be awarded tbe
school sending the largest num
ber of representives to the con
vention, Shiloh excepted.
If the weather continues dry
quite a lot of cotton will be open
in August. ” ^
Mr D. M. Currie, of Charlotte,'
spont the week end ^ with his
home people.
The price 8¥ watermelons
slumpled' about the Jtims
erop was ready to. harvest.
Miss Agnes Sinclair^ pf lSeoti
md hear Raeford last week.
Mrs. J, M. Thomas and chil
dren of Norfolk, Va., are visit
ing her sister, Mrs. K, H. Cole-
Rev. N C. Yearby and family
left last week on a vacation to be
spent wich lelatives in Creed-
more-
Mr, F. Smith is not improving
as was hoped and is suffering
quite a good deal from rheuma
tism.
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We are sorryjo hear that Mr.
E. W. Cameron is at Highsmith’s
hospital in Fayettevjple and is
quite sick.
William Jennings Bryan was
a member of Lincoln Lodge No.
19 A F. and A. M., of Lincoln,
Nebraska,
People dread to see wet weath
er now since that suits the boll
weevil, as he is a hard worker
when the weather suits him.
Mr. J. C. McLean and daugh
ters. Misses Maude and Beulah,
returned last week from a visit
to Charlotte and Chimney Rock.
One thing farmers of Hoke
have that they did not have a
year ago, and that is a prospect
of hog and hominy at home of
their own. ,
Farmers think they have good
crops of cotton, but they are not
sure of what the harvest will be,
because they dont know wbat the
boll weevil may yet do for them.
It is expected that Dr. W. M.
Fairley, pastor of the Raeford
Presbyterian church will return
to Raeford about the middle of
next wees filling his pulpit about
the 4tb Sunday in August
In three counties not far away
last week, three men are charged
with the basest of crimes, un
namable crimes, and two of^them
are now in tbe State prison in
Raleigli for safe keeping Two
of these criminals are young
I white men. and the third is a
I young negro.
Mr. W. M. Blue has returned
m a business trip to Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Neill Currie are
siting relatives in Scotland
unty this week.
Mrs. J. A. Clifton and little
o of Kinston is visiting her
ther, Mrs. J. M. McNair.
to Mr. and Mrs. John K.
iNeill Sunday morning their
lird son, and a fine boy he is.
*Mr. Earle Blue of Charlotte is
^nding a two week’s vacation
^th his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
I E. Blue.
’The question is: Who is gov-
bor of North Carolina w'Jiile
W. McLean is camping in the
^higan woods?
Ir. G. A. Fuller has added
^elry to his stock in the Nov-
' Store, the department to be
|own as The Gift Shop-
Ir. Grady Leach sp-^nt his va
pon in the Land of the Sky
ile his substitute, Mr. A. R.
rrie, carried the mail on Route
ree
Irs Alice McDuffie Andrews
Iriried the mail oti Route 2 the
St two weeks while her father
► J. C- McDuffie, enjoyed a
ktion.
liirsday, Aug. 27th is home
ling day at Union church in
county Raeford is likely
Ind a large delegation to the
ting.
Ice destroyed a barn and a
ig of tobacco belonging to
A. McDonald of -Timber-
I .o|e nh'ht last wock;-Tlifere
tuQ iasutapee.^ , ,.
t^at t^’e was a general rain
last week, and there was to the
north of us, but the drouth con
tinues in the south.
Mr. Lawrence McNeill, who
has beet) teaching in Blue Ridge
Institute, Hendersonville, this
summer, is at home for a rest
before returning to college this
fall.
Messrs' C. Creech, editor qf
the Red Springs Citizen and Bill
Arp Lorance of the Western
Newspaper Union, Charlotte,
were pleasant visitors to this of
fice Friday afternoon.
They call him John McMiljan,
we thought his name was
is in the State prison in Raleigh,
to save him from, being lynched
for criminally assaulting a Mrs.
Sides Aug. 3rd, at Eagle Springs.
Mr. Robert Currie of Blue
Springs township was c.arried to
Highsmith’s hospital last Satur
day, and was temporarily re
lieved, at least it is hoped 'he
will improve in health generally.
Superior court convenes next
Monday with Judge Neil A. Sin
clair presiding. Judge Dunn was
to nave held Hoke court, but an
exchange was allowed so both
judges would spend a week at
home, or at least, near their
homes
Mr. 01 Sanders, who lives near
town planted a half acre of land
in Porto Rica yams last April,
and has sold from his patch
$28.60 worth of potatoes up to
last Thursday morning. They
are very large, smooth and nice
for the time of year.
P. V. Hardy, a tobacco ware
house man shot at 8- V. Lane, a
Co op inspection official, at Dil
lon, S.C., last Tuesday week.
The auction sales for the day
had closed and Lane was looking
to see if any if any co op tobacco
was among tbe lots sold, when
Hardy shot at|bim without warn
ing, but fortunately his aim was
bad and he missed,
Miss Josephine Hall is visiting
relatives in Parkton.
Miss Mittie Davis is visiting
her sister in Rocky Mount.
Mr. Dan Watson of Antioch
visited relatives in town this
week.
Attorney Sea well of Carthage
attended Recorder’s court here
Tuesday.
Mr S. F. Lee and family vis
ited relatives and friends in Apex
last week.
Mr and Mrs. W. E. Blue and
little son spent the week end at
Wrightsville Beach.
Mr Sterling Currie, who re
cently visited his people here,
has returned to Atlanta, Ga.
The Johnson Coviiigton build
ing will be completed about Sept
1st, and is a pretty building.
Mr. John Archie Currie was
pretty badly injured at his farm
near town Tuesday morning.
Marshall and Ransom Whitten
ton of Benson are spending a
few days in town with relatives.
The News and Observer pecks
like a hydraulic ram on Pou and
the State Prison management.
The Abereeen road is to be
gravel surfaced this year, the
hard top to be put on next year.
Sheriff Watson spent some re
cent days fishing at Myrtle
Beach. That’s what he said.
Dr. H. R. Cromartie is having
plans made for a new residence
on his residence on Magnolia
Mr W. H. Graham of Ralaigll
spent Sunday at home.
Miss Myrtle Baker of Chariott*
is visiting relatives in town.
Mr. Tommie and Miss Bennie
Lee Upchurch are spending a
while at Carolina Beach.
Mr. W. H. Hobson and family
visited relatives in Cumberland
and Sampson counties last week,
and say they never saw such
crops as they have down there
this year.
The Chatham Record criticises
Judge Shaw of the Superior court
bench for a statement he made
in a charge to a grand jury re-
cently', in which he said that for
ty per cent, of the graduates of
universities were agnostic, and
in criticising of a magazine sent
out from the University of North
Carolina, which is as full of ag
nosticism as an egg is of meat.
We want to say the Judge is
right. The University is State
property and to prove the charge,
Bro Peterson; How long has it
been since the University has
sent out a man who has been an
active church worker?
The truth about that deficit,
of which you have heard so much
is the Bickett administration
spent approximately two million
more than fhe State taxes pro
vided money to pay, and tbe
Morrison administration a little
more than three million dollars.
This is how it would be if all the
taxes levied by the several legis-
^rs. R L. CruLmp'^aud three
last week with her sister-in
law, Mrs. G. W. Brown.
Mr. W. T. Covington left last
Thursday for a two or three
weeks stay in the mountains of
western North Carolina.
Miss Bennie McFadyen, who
has been several days in Char
lotte with her sister, Mrs. H. E
Black, is expected to return
heme this week.
Mr. Ernest and Miss Margie
Campbell left early Tuesday
morning for Dunedin, Fla., to
visit their brother, Mr. Arthur
Campbell.
Phillippi Sunday school held a
delightful picnic Wednesday af
ternoon and invited a number of
their friends to enjoy their hos
pitality. And they surely did.
The valuation of personal
property is several thousand dol-
less in Hoke county in 1925 than
it was in 1924 The poor crop
year in 1924 accounts for this
shrinkage.
The Klansmen of Virginia car
ried a flag 45 feet by 76 in the
Washington parade Saturday.
It is stated that anywhere from
25,000 to $100,000 Klansmen were
in the parade at the Nation’s
capital Saturday.
As Mr. G. C- Ammons’ son was
was curning into his home in the
mill village Saturday night after
the show a car driven by two
men from Carthage drove into
his car and several of his chil
dren were cut more or less by
broken glass. One of ,Carthage-
raans was thrown through the
windshield and badly lacerated
about tbe head.
After spending several weeks
at the home of her father, Mr.
J. F. McFadyen, Mrs. A. J. Ram
sey and two little sons returned
last week to their borne in Doug
las, Aiiz. • They were accompa
nied homeJhy Mrs. Ramsey’s sis
ter, Miss Annie Black McFad
yen, who expects to spend some
with them, \
reeled. Since Ihe McLean
and
rowed to pay back indebtedness.
That’s the fix we are in. Nearly
ten million back indebtedness in
running expenses has been ta
ken care of with short term
notes.
Our neighbor Stacey Brewer
has been appointed Secretary of
A. N C. R. R., a sinecure, and
right awav he has gone and
Dought The Ca olina Banner, a
newspaper published in Sanford,
and now he ow ns two papers.
The Vass Pilot and The Carolina
Banner. The railroad job may
not prove burdensome, but the
two papers ^W'ill make him a
heavy load
PROGRAM
NEW THEATRE
RA^OkD, N. C.
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 14
and 15—Jack Perrin in ‘‘Crash
ing Thru.” Comedy, ‘‘East of
the Water PluR.”
Monday and Tuesday, August
17th and 18th—Dixie Handicap,”
all star cast.
Wednesday and Thursday,
August 19th and 20th.—Strong
heart, the wonder dog, with
Lillian Rich in “The Love Mas
ter.”
In these modern days the song
runs, “Where is my speeding girl
tonight?”—Milwaukee Journal.
Have your shoes repaired at
Jordan’s Electric Shoe Shop.
Some beautiful patterns in In
dies’ Oxfords and Strap Slip
pers have just come in, 8w
them.
The Kash Store. J
DON’T FORGET to visit Jor
dan’s Electric Shoe Shop
'while in town.
J. H* BUJE
ENGINEEBING ANDtSURVEYlN^
KadMN-C.