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^ S' / tl.v- sys- . CTtNAl •T.-S4-. pL. XXII MO 32. RAEFORD, NORTH CARO.UNA, TBl F/OCTOBER 28, 1926. $1.56 Per Year. J. Worthy Johnson Dies. After a Iodm; and trying illness, fa vrhich great Christian forti-i j Thnrsday*,Robeson News Featuring the largest number I of booths, the greatest midway, •tude was shown, Mr J Worthy' *7”'^/"'* **’'• rjohoson. a well hnotin a„d j moat entnee of farm and mana 'prominent citizen of Raeford, .l q.,, ^ ,died at hU reaidenceat 10o'clock*7‘2'-'' llaet Friday niaht, 8nrroundedl.y|=®”7"!i,7_!7'’7"™J. his family. Thus closed an ac m- |tiveand useful life. Mr. Johnson was born in the |Union Church faction of Moore ‘^County July 11th l864, but came ^Cumberland county during '90*8 as a lumberman, which ^industry he followed until the^ ^ timber of this section had been I cut, after which he engaged io i farming and merchandising, un- I til failing health forced him to retire, tie was a very success- -Kful business man. v Reserved as town commis s^sioner, as mayor of the town, as ■ county commissioner, in both ^ Cumberland and Hoke, and was ' twice State Senator, io l^l^^Ajll^ again in 1919. He was.tlie ^tJSt ^ county commissioner, it is said, I that this county evei;^ ^this county ever had, and we . have had some very good ones. i^He served in the State Senate |.wlth credit to himself and to his State. He was a member of the Pres ' byterian Churchy and for many '^years had filled the office of Dea- |, . con in the Raeford chucch with ability, and at the time of his f death he was chairman of the aboard of Deacons in Raeford church. He was a useful man, a truly a devout Christian, and de lighted in the services of the ; sanctuary. He was a true lyiason and fill .with distiimtion every office in "btder, f ie^ lives'd' wifl^ ;thr(| action Tuesday night after a rather slow beginning earlier in the day. Of all the fairs held in- Robeson county the one for 1926 is larger in every respect except in the entries of the chickens. Tom McNair, colored, of Elrod was brutally murdered by his wife, Hattie McNair, early yes terday morning, the woman using an axe to accomplish the deed. A coroner’s jury sum- muned by coroner D. W. Higgs yesterday held Hattie responsi ble for the killing and recom mended that she be held in cus tody until inquiry can be made into her sanity In accordance with the recommendation, she was brought to Lumberton and placed in a cell for the insane at the county home Parkton, N U.—John Fergu son, who resi'les on one of Mr. J. G Hughes' farms a mile or more away, was squirrel hunting Monday morning on the Little Idarsh swamp, near the farm, and shot one squirrel and went to pick it up, and onjy one step away discovered a large rattle snake in coil. John says he stepped back a tew steps and shot the snake and he then took the snake home and dressed its hide and stuffed It with cotton and brought it to Dr. D. S. Cur rie’s office where it is now on ex hibition. The snake measured six feet in length and eleven inches in circumference, with rattles, and it is thou Hoke County Group Coe^rence of Fayctteyine Presbyterial. Hoke grcupe county conference of Fayetteville Presbyterial will be held at Philippi November - 5, at 10:30. All Presbyterian wom en in the county are urgrd to be present ahS to bring a box lunch. Several^lgood speakers will be there present the causes of the church MRS P. P McCAIN,' County Chm. Kiwanis Club Meets. The Kiwanis Club held its regular w^cly meeting on last Thursday night. There was a fairly good attendance. Miss Gene Boyles and Miss Sadie Culbreth have been elected h(.D orarv members and are to direct the singing. Their assistance adds considerably to the singing. Mr. J. E. Hoyle made a good and time talklyon the “Power of an Idea” Ladies’Night is be ing planned. The club was fed by a class of the Domestic Science Depart ment and there will be some mighty good cooks in aiid around Raeford in the future, judging from their ability to prepare good meal. The class was di rected by Miss Salmon, the Home Economics teacher. xreat Yfl Inter peoed i in a Vok North P ip Euro adio wi ished in^ a ter. ter of alfi the Engl aster tfii who had! Is apy to happei For .orp Companibj celebrated BIRTH the Co more int ever befq; success! you will; contaihi 260 short ular aut articles, ingenius h a. Johnson; Mrs. C. E Upchurch and Mrs Harry Green all of Rae ford; there are also seven grand children, to whom he was much devoted. The funeral was conducted by his pastor, Rev W. M, Fairley, D. D., assisted by Rev. J. E Hoyle, pastor of the Baptist church, and Rev. N. C. Yearbv, pastor of the Methodist church, from the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the presence of the largest assem blage of people we have ever seen at a funeral. The floral tribute was very large and ex ceedingly beautiful. The town, the countv and the State loses a good and useful citizen, the wife a devoted hus band. the children a consistent ly loving father, and all men ol his acquaintance a true friend We will greatly miss him Mr- J A. McGoogan came near losing his ieft eye one day last week; while cutting a piece of wire, the end of it struck his eye inflicting a painful wound. Downie Bros’. Wild Animal Cicus will not exhibit at the ball park in Raeford Nov. 11, Armie tice Day, an employe w'rote us a few days ago, cancelling an order for advertising. Mr. A, D. Couoly spent sev eraral days under treatmedt of Dr. J. H. McKay of Fayetteville last week. Several minor oper ations were performed on his nose and cheeks. He is coming on alright. Mr. W. T. Covington, Jr., has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholastic fraternity, thereby attaining the highest honor that can be awarded a student while be is in school at Davidson. The honor was also conferred on three other stucents. were snot and oulv thirteen could be found- The snake is of the diamond back. “Hog slops” of most too strong a taste and 3 quarts of liquor found in the possession of Henry Archie, colored, proved his undoing, and ha was Sv.n tenced to the roads of Robeson county by Recotder R. S Kor- negay for 60 days on a charge of possessing intoxicating liquor and 60 days for for possessing materials for the manufacture of whiskey. Mr. Joseph B. Ivey. 29, son of Mr. W. 1 Ivey uf Lumbertou, was electrocuted by a live wire at the sub station ot the Bouth ern Power Co. at Great Falls, ti U., yesterday as Ue was doing repair work and nis body was Drought this ‘mornii.g to Lum berton, where inienuent will be made tomorrow —Robesonian Next Tuesday is election day, and we want all qualified' voters to attend the polls and vote. Black and White, Minstrel Re vue, entertain both tonight and tomorrow night, Thursday and Friday, and this •promisesTo be rich, rare and racy , Th9 Journal doesn’t know bow he grew them, but Mr, W. F. Walters has a good crop of late tomatoes, which he is now mar keting. They are' as fine as you ever saw. Mr. J, W. Scull was putting down, or trying to. a pump on his farm in McLauchlin town ship last week, and found only dry dust to a depth of seventeen feet. Some drouth. We do not know when it will be completed, but the Blue Hotel building has gone far enough for us to see that it will be a great improvement to the appearance of the town, being a tilling of a long felt want. Opening of Colored Schools. The colored schools of the county will open on next Mon day, November Ist This wi make it possible to get in two months before Christmas, Thel fall has been ideal for gathering the cotton and it is hoped that all the,pu pils will enter on the first day and connlinue to go for Lab,” ment, ai Also in es survey ofii it easy affairs Don’t a great, now, and- 1. Th^ 52 issues 2. Thi 1926. ^ Ail s. 4ri zine, % I f ashio.1^ $2 50.;"" THBil [.Nations’s l^storj. lings have hap Commander Byrd plane, circled the loto^raphs taken re transmitted on ; America and pub ipers a few hours Ederle. (laugh rk butcher, swam iannel one ht^ fy of the five 'loen it before her. interesting going 1927? ing, the Youth’s .-April 16. will 'hundredth "'v'.During 1927, idti will contain tng reading than iring its century of Consider wh-it fK $2 Ol): 52 issu,-s, length serials, ties by iha most p-p lore than 100 special Weekly secti/n foi called the “Y C rough girls’ dep irt- J^’pages for children, fissue, an e.vtensive rrent events, making you to foiliiv,- tlie is woild- the greatest year of tgaZine, Subscriiie ^ceive: fouth’s Companion- anil There v/as frost reporled in many places, but there w none here than we saw, but th • weather was ciiilly last week Postponed .Meeting. The Woman s .Auxiliary of the Precbvterian rhurco iviP nieef in 'hechiiroh i r. ,r»rav, rhe 28'h. Downie Bros’. C’ircus ha.s a'.ir.st'-ah or We i-, number of wild anim iP aniona^ .Ail i-Pi -r-. them two white eleph -et-, rare , nev , - •.f iei beasts, that our chil- not ^ee. because it’-- r. Mr. -E C. Ditncan' 'ec iv -d more for a load of tobacco fi.tui- ed to market iierween Me- - of his Ford touring car li-s' dav than !>• r -c-'ived t .- bales of cn'-'-nv la Thm-' Ther,' is a - fv'i-' crop of • I- this ve;ir for one rhing. ari other thing, fob icco mini turers linisiiir-J kiHine- operative'nl)‘aneo mark fing. en will j Chairni- n ■ i ' ole ise hr’og r-- comitg l p■‘'rt^ ;i-r "■ r.n n- b---r-ni'i (beo.her ' ne E.XHCu'i 'e i 'a rni' -e-- of .\u.v: orv ii- .mee’ a' •M .r e. iPf.E Y. .'•ei r--ta.r v. n I MILS' Black and While Miaslrols. I 1 STRAIGHT S.ALAKY: s:;A it, per week ao.i e.\nen..;e5. Mc' or 'vonvin with ritr ro inrrn dune EGG ERODGGER En:r ka iMfg. (So.. E ,st, 1. aji,-!. Ih J FdRRENir: FGjr'n'h'-'''i ap menrs f,,r lic-ht hciu c k‘-eni, c ■ [ii'iv ite oiPraoc ■, prii-'-re Mrs, .iiilia McLS \\’i'iii!'-,ril I I i ; . I G :I OM ' ..i ■ i. I '' LI MUl --evr (' -;i.: i . T Mr. Mci V, I I ! - (-■ .j U. 'lueX. !e I ( -riG .li^ r I FOR S -\L,E-A Ford Truck, It good conditieti, at a liargnin M S- McDi'imid. Ra.-'ford, N (' . !•;. h r-i o.- al' til-. ^u: ■ th 1' h i m r ' ■ :,ri 1 '. tei tain •lien l. i'l tri- r ti I 11927, remaining issues Sale cf Valuable Farm Land. Hy virtut' of tlio .visions stipulated in a certain coiirrae' o'l sale entered imo ijv'ii’ud 'o,-: ".-i i-r. ,). AV. McLauchl'n~Tlu'aiaici-^ip'ii of : cd, and Angus .Met'riiuuom, or thel’drd day of tact.. Idl'n, when ||o $2. |iude McCall’s Maga- liquthly authority on publiieations, oulv 'tfi COMPANION '*■ pbostJoi', Mass, floif l^y the undersigned has aiUhori ty to sell and make valid convey unce xM' lite lot of land liei:,.inbe low described, upon default m the [(ayiiients preseribeo in saiil contract, default now iiaviug been so ni-uie in saul [i-ayinetus. said.J. W. FicLauhlin will sellai public sale at thc'vyourt limase received at, this | door in Raeford, Hoi^;e (’ouuty.'N. . . . 1 b .1. , 1 • ' _ !,OST--P .i and tar.; ! -s one (dip i/ia- r-'W.ori -A,, i; 'eMrd \ i'eiilt. id. t whir ■l/nil .1 oe-. in Raft - k a no ran. if > •! Irn Ml Mm in or I. -.ve. 11, gi. ^Vvaiep, Lio -ral 'HLAcK WHITE"-Ke rn, nn-r' piar '■Ti.e-K aral v'. i.iLi- ’ n'i'.-'t'’e!.s a iil be'driven at K o-foru >-I' ■.tl ,1 iic.iroTium rnursuay and Fridav, Oet. 2Sth arm C'.hti. beat equipment possible and ev ery one should take advantage of it. There are two or three places that need buildings and these will be provided as soon as possible. Last year there wen 2882 colored children enrolled in the county with 42 teachers There will be 45 teachers this year. The average daily atten dance was low last year. It should run around 2000 and it will reach that number if all at tend regularly. Mr. A. J Fuller’s new brick building has been completed, and It is a beautiful one. The contractors have finished the Aberdeen road, and are mov ing their machinery to other jobs. People are slower in j)aving their taxes for very good reasons, (hey haven’t the money. We have protested against the in creased tax burdens upon the people, until our patience ha.'- grown brittle. Dawgonit. Hoke .should yivc a L)t r-vicc itic majiij'ity of at least 2,000. Make It that this time, please. Misses Addie Mae Ga O- . Ma rie Blue and Ahna McBride of Greensboro College came liome for the past we- k end Some are planning to sow more wheat this tall, wtndi is well, but to let the land rest will nelp nearly as much. There should be'a way lound for the wheat farmers ot the west ami the cot ton farmers of the soulii to ex change products to the mutual benefit ol both. There -ire several fanners in Hoke county, who are making a success raising hogs tor manret; many pruducing tlieirown meat, I but cattle raising has not proven so protilable. Messrs John H. Campbell ami Arihui .v, il -iris are among the nuinDei w tie aie making money rai.sing hogs. i C-, foy i:,*s.h to the Igghest bidder ! 12 o’cIi?r-k. M,. the* following iie .-er bed .c; ,>f land: In Rfiel'erd townsliip near Ivnsl Freedom eiiurcli. al.inut 2 inbcs northeiisl of lundbrd. and beginning on tlie ea.st s',,,le of public l oad at the nortiiu >'.si cor- nor of tpe 'visi Freedom eii'.ridi ground ami rims G 77 i-'. r fi to a pine, i.n .ilier corner oi .--aie chiireh lot: tlier.eo X "U F. 111.’, fi Ito a e.ii'.a'i of tile eemeteVy: I thence aiong till' Wes! line of :l;. I said eeiiicterv. reverseci, X li i‘ Forget vour tr^'tiliies. AVhv' worry at.O!!' bard time'. Hiing all the fan.! V on i’h.cr'riay or Fridas id od Oet. 2.8ru and 29tn. Sen- ij a idiioriuin. Rae- ti.r-i, X. G. Lt ill :;eeq oi lb inch sawed idock l>ine vxT>(xl or pine stove \vooa^ Art™ EYES S (11 h '^7^ s (J r Sa OR. JULiJS XAMINED imu and Fitted le- Day. SHAFFER, vv See us fui' KivD '’EDAK Sill.\(d LEd .McLaui hlin Co E 2(ti to aiiotlioi' corner of ceiimtery lot; thom'e wost along the dividing line between lots l i and ir> TJdO ft •, a strn,]) t-ast of public road; thenee 1.7.'Fi W .727 ft to an iron sta'm. the hegiening corner, coniaimng 1 1 .;7'.i ai res. more or io'. lii inp: • ot Xo. 1.7 in till' .1. S. Utter. U. ,K.A..;ri)of .K G. M, I.yn i.irop.er: . vdii di im,;i' is ■ oii in ofiiee of Keg'-;ter of De-'im for Hoke t.'oo\. i\ .U.. iii HomI; of Surveys Xo. 1. at irtge G-., Terms; t’:ish. Da'e of od •: .Xo-e'’!!'). -■ 2' 1(2ii. .Sat Lirday. ai i2 ri c ir) i-iM. Place uf Sale; (.’ourt house Door, Raeford, X, C. J. W,-McLAUUHLlX. ' Raeford. X. U 1 ■; ■n ^ 74 ( Fayetteville, N. C. lEi' \ 1, nave in i!i* - I.' ■■ i I . 1 • i. i milk f o Cl 11 n k. 1 ' . h iv.. if VI-11 V or ( :oci\--i! nd cow i •> d .'dri.e in.U imnh'di. i”.:CAs FOR HIRE Fh 411? -If6 M. R. OMCO.H, i'rtU;L.'iC’., A. liar tm-‘ K. 07tl- '•1' -i Bugs Yviur nexr Saiid.iy's dinner is I no’’ ail (t might be unless you vtd (he inir irv Market, I 24, 11 CASH-NO CREDIT I Qccasi /* iV I ^ I A. ^ X* 1.^ 4^ T" /'A "T“ t After November the first nothing will be charged to any one. We expect to give our friends and cus tomers the benefit of an absolute cash business. Your Cash Business . IS ^ollClted I '■ Raeford Drug Co. cSions! . In selecting our fall sA.ock it has been our aim to buy for your attproval a c'uiplete line of “GIFTS TH.AT LAs I'.’’ with a range in price tnut will meet the (demands of any occasion. AVe are he-t iquarteis for the ttew Parker Duo fold. the guaranteed lountuiii pen that will not break, \V? invite you toct'tne tiown “jii” around the come •" from Page Trust Go. and loow us over. THEIJEWELRY CO., INC.
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