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SEMI-WEEKLY- Wht VOL XXVI, NO 10. $1. PER' YEAR... REIDSVILLE, N. C, APRIL 15, 1913. ISSUED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SHOT VICTIM AND CALMLY LIGHTED HIS CIGAR. Th? following is condensed from v , the Greensboro News: The coroner's jury, which for two days has b'en probing into the death of W. II. Tucker, yesterday af ternocn concluded its hearings and . Coroner V. W Wood last night announced this verdict: "The de ceased, Tucker, came to his death by unlawful means, and at the hands of John F. Foglenian." The hearing before the corcaitr wa3 secret. though it is known that fifteen ; witnesses were examined and that of this number but one gave direct '.evidence against Foglenian. This witness was William Ulunt.who swoi that Fogleman shot Tucker from be hind and then calmly stuok a cigar in his mouth, lighted it and walk ed off. Stripped of its detail Blunt's ev idence was substantially as fol .' kww: FogUan and Tucker came from the room of Fogleman on East .Market street a few minutes after 10 o'clock, ami walked to the corner of Ft icy and Market, stepping un der the shed of a negro store at the East coiner. They stcod there but a few minutes, Tucker turning and starting West toward the city. He had gone about five stops when Fogleman whipped a pistol from his hip pocket, deliberately ainud and fired. Tucker staggered along for a fciw feet and dropped just as he reached the West corner, falling face downward. Fogleman put the gun back in his pocket, stuck a cigar in 1 his mouth, lighted it and walked 1 off. Blunt was standing near Fo gleman, and he says there were others. The coroner. upom advice of County Attorney John N. Wilson, ordered Blunt and five other ne groeis held as witnesses, requiring bonds ranging from $100 to $250. Fo gleman's brother indicated a wil lingness to stand the bond of the negroes within half an hour after his broter John was placid in Jail. It is ' hardly probable that such a bold 'course will bo pursued today, but there Is every reason;; to believe that the negroes will not long: re main in Jail. Members of the coro ner's jury were firmly Impressed with the belief that all knew more than they told. Few believe that holding them under small bond will work to loosen their tongues. The police, who know something of the hold which Fogleman and his broth er have upon the negroes now in jail, were of the opinion that the witnesses should have been held In higher bond or else recognized for their appearance. Fogleman had such an organiza tion among the low er class of ne groes that, If in possession of the State's evidence, they would com mand ten witnesses to contradict every damaging point. From the varicus witness the coroner sought to establish the mo- j tiW for the killing. It was evident that Tucker had created the im pression in the negro, district that he was a detective and . the wit nesses all seemed of the belief that therein lay the cause of his death. Fogleman has held his nerve re markably weir under the circum stances and talked calmly to his friends who called at the cell. At the suggestion cf counsel, however, he has net talked of the occurrences of Wednesday nigiht. To one friend who expressed sorrow at his plight he said: "I aren't guilty." The case will be called before Judge Peebles at the June term. MUST BE IDENTIFIED BEFORE YOU CAN GET YOUR WHISKEY. CONGRESSMAN STEDMAN j WAMtS JNO. T. OL1V6H COMMENCEMENT OF THE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The annual commencement of the public schcols of Rockingham county will be held at Wentworth on Friday, April 25th. An elaborate program is being arranged' which will appear ta Friday's Issue of The Review. Among the distinguished speakers who wall participate in these commencement exercises will; be R. D. W. Connor, cf Ral eigh; State Supt. of Public Instruc tion J. Y. Joyner, and others. At the same time and place a great mass meeting of farmers, merchants, manufacturers and other citizens cf the county will be held for the purpose of organizing a League or society for the betterment of the agricultural and educational In terest of the county. Among those invited to attend this great mass meeting and who will make address es are Clarence Poe, of the Progres sive Farmer; H. Q. Alexander, Sitate president of the Farmers' Union, and others. A joint program is being ar ranged which will be announced later. This promises to be one of the most important meetings ever held in Rockinjgh&m and will draw an Immense crowd from every pioint of the county.-, ".What in thunder does all this mean?" snapped an irate man yes terday morning when a package which had come prepaid via the Southern Express Company was not turned over to him upon request. "You've got to have Bomebody to identify you," returned the, express clerk, assuming that quick and alert manner usually taken by those who stand at delivery windows and pass out articles to people. The alert manner consisted In dropping on foot, hanging his face in... his hand and flopping down in a dejected man ner as if he didn't care what n&t. . "That's the. new law," continued the clerk, "for whiskey shipments and you will have to get ome one to identify you that I know." "Why don't the company hire somebody that knows somebody and something,' returned the stranger. "Here I've been living in Charlotte all my life and have got to get somebody to identify me before I can get my own whiskey." "Mighty sorry," replied the clerk, "but that's the law and I can't turn tho whiskey over to you until you get some friend to identify you," In high wrath the "stranger" de parted to look up a friend who would sign his name as a w itness and thereby let that friend and all his friends know that he had a "gal lon." It works a hard, cruel hard ship both ways but "its the law." Charlotte Observer. Washington, D. C, April. 14. Con gressman Stednian announces that he will send in the nam of John T. Oliver today or tomorrow for post master of Reidsville.!. Report of the Condition of Rockingham Savings Bank & At Reidsville, in the State of North Carolina, at the close of business April 4, 1913. RESOURCES Loans and discounts Overdrafts secured and unsecured furniture and Fixtures Due from Banks and Bankers Cash Items Gold Coin Silver coinincluding all minor coin currency 1,922,02 National hank notes and other U. S. notes 6,134.00 Total LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in Surplus Fund, Undivided prof its, less current ex penses and taxes paid Bills payable Time certificates of Deposit Deposits subject to check Savings Deposits Cashier's Checks outstanding Total $103,293.14 381 05 2,189.65 13,T13.48 314.07 780.00 $128,727.41 $15,000.00 300.00 1,446.65 5,000.00 12,557.12 55,400.02 38,608.17 415.45 $128,727.41 State of North Carolina; County of Rockingham, ss: I, Scott Tillman, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of mj knowledge and belief. SCOTT FILLMAN, Cashier. v Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 10th day of April 1913. j R. H. TUCKER, Notary Public. Correct Attest: A. P. Sands, J. R. Moore and Wm. Giles, Directors. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mebane, who spent several week at the Waldorf-Astoria, have returned to their home at Spray, -N. C. Mrs. Me bane entertained at several lunch eons at the Colony Club while she was in New York. New York Cor. Charlotte Observer. Mr. Oliver, who is completing a course of.treatment at Tate Spring, Tenn , where he is convalescing f rem a recent illness, will arrive home within the next few days and immediately upon the confirmation fo his nomination by the ' Senate will file his bond and enter active ly upon the discharge of his new duties. The position of postmaster of Relidsvtlle row pays $2,400 per year, and pane clerks and six R. F. D. carriers are employed at tihe office. There were five applicants for the appointment. Col. J. N. Craig, Mr. S. F. Terry. Mr. R. Si Mont gomery and Mr.'P. D. Lemons, a one are Confederate veteran, but Messrs. Terry and Lemons did not prosecute their campaign to considerable extent Mr. Oliver was approached the morning after the November election and asked by several friends to enter the contest for the positkn, but he declined at that time to consider the matter. On the loth of November, howeven he received three communications! from friends outside of, the county which indteifed that he had a splendid chance of winning the nomi nation. Bind ou the 17th he announced that he was actively in the race and so licited the endorsenj en hs of bis friends. V betray no confidence of Mr. Oliver in saying that the endorse ments he received were a source of much gratification to him. la pre senting them to Congressman Sted man his recapitulation showed that any on Report of the Condition of THE BANK OFREIDSVEE at Reidsville, in the State of North Carolina at the close of business April 4, 1913. RESOURCES Loans and Discounts, $349,975.69 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured, 8,736.17 Banking House, 7,210.02 Furniture and Fixtures, 2,668.74 All other real estate owned, Due from banks and bankers, Cash Items, Gold Coin, Silver coin, including all minor coin currency, National bank notes and other D. S. notes, Total, there were letters and! signatures from approximately 1,300 people, seven-eighths being pa trees of the Reidsville pestoffice or the R F. D. routes from this office. The letters or signatures were by two ex-Governors, ex-State Chairman Eller, a number of prominent poli ticians outside of the Fifth dis trict, the chairman of the Fifth Dis trict committee and Presidential elector, every candidate for Con gressional honors In the Fifth district among the Democrats dur ing the fast 18 years, practically all of the Fifth district newspapers, the chairman of the Eleventh dis trict Judicial committee, the pre sent solicitors of the Tenth and Eleventh districts, and the ex-udge of both districts, as well as a number of the members of both the Congressional and Judicial com mittees. ' In the ooun,ty he had the en dorsement of several of the ex chairmen, and letters or signatures of every member cf the Central com mittee cf 1910, and 83 per cent, of the members of the Executive committee of that year, when he was its secretary. He also filed letters or endorsements from every member of the Central committee of 1912 and 80 per cent of the Executive committee of that aam paign. And practically every attor ney in the county and many ex members of the Legislature and ex sheriffs gave him their endorse ments. I In the city of Reidsville he was endorsed by a majority of the man ufacturing interests, 60 to 6S per cent of the mercantile Interests, a majority of the ministers, and al though some of the city officers had endorsed another candidate before he entered the contest he filed li ters from the major, the recorder, the solicitor and chief of police. He also had thjy endorsements of the agents, managers or represantatlv;.i8 of all the railroad, telephone, tele graph and express companies in til? city. " I LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in, Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid, Dividends uncalled for, Tune certificates of deposit Deposits subject to check, Cashier's checks outstanding, Certified Checks Reserved for Interest, Total, 9,878.76 3,000.00 41,508.47 2,385.99 6,000.00 2,840.85 20,100.00 $444,425.93 $50,000.00 35,908.19 210.00 208,689.62 136,990.08 495.07 12,132.97 $444,425.93 State of North Carolina, County of Rockingham, ss I, J. F. Watlington, cashier of the above named bank, da solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief: J. F. WATLINGTON, Cashier. Sworn to and subscribed before ! Correct Attest: me, this 11th day of April, 1913. "WTArrROTTEiT" Notary Public. E. M. REDD, I. H BURTON W.B. WRAY, Directors. SMITH'S GREATER SHOWS HERE ALL THIS WEEK. Smith's Greater Shows are here and. will hold forth all this week near the Graded School. Mr. C, Smith, general manager of the Smith Greater Shows, is a na tive of Germany, but moved to Ohio when very young. He became engaged in the show business many years ago and has made an unquali fied success of it. He is ably as sisted by his wife and two sons, Mr. Ed K. Smith, who is director general, and Mr. Chris M. Smith, vflio is business manager. Mr, Smith and his pons are Elks and Masons, being Mystic Shrlners ateo. They are all hard workers and Mr. Ed K. Smith is an expert mechanic. The Smith family travel; in a private Pullman car and Uve in the car all of the time, even dur ing their winters in Augusta. One of the most Interesting, sights at the Smith Greater Shows will be the two baby leopards. The young leopards are only a few weeks old and they are very frisky youngsters. They are, of course, spotted like other leopards and resemble a large cat. The leopard is a member of the cat family and! is Just a few steps removed from the American wildcat or bobcat that steals chickens from the fowl houses of the. farmers at night and commits depredations on wandering droves of geese and turkeys ini the swamps. The baby leopards may be seen at the wild animal show this week. MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED DURING MONTH OF MARCH. William V I Shreve, Ausley to, Ollie A. Mr. Lemuel B. Barnes, of, Greens boro, N.- C, and Mies Sal Me V., Wttn blsh, of Rockingham bounty, N. C, wers cttietly married in the pfflce 6i MY. John It. Cook,:, clerk4' eg the court, yesterday afterncon at four o'clock by Rev. J. C. Holland. The contracting parties cania to this city for the happy event as a mere convenience. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes left immediately after the cere mony for Greensboro, N. C., their future home. Danville Register, 13th, Lindsey Oanncn to Maggie Ayers. M. C. Carter to Ellen Moore. Jesse Carter to Susan Lacey. Sam Caudle to Maymie Briggfl. John W. French to Cora S. Allen. Jas. T. Gann to Maggie E. Walkv er. J, It. Grogan to Hessie Cox. Maynard Ilayden. to Grade Old ham. ' J. L. Hatoher to Clem mid Via. Jas. Helllg to Eula Hubbard. r- 3f M. Moora. to. Pmrl Gunn. " " Karl Moore to Rosa Bell KlrK man. Willie Patterson to Hannah V non. W. B. Struttom to Delia M. Tweed. Harvey W. Wilson with Annie Gwynn. Joiin Webb to Annie Griffin. Report of the Condition of ft A TF'N Tl itizens Maok At Reidsville, in the State of North Carolina, at the close of business, April 4, 1913: RESOURCES: Loans and Discounts, $349,931.94 Overdrafts, secured and unsecur' d, North Carolina State Bonds, All other Stocks Bonds and Mortgages Banking House, Furniture and Fixtures, Demand loans Due from Banks and Bankers, Cash Items, Gold Goin, Silver coin, including all minor coin currency, National bank notes and other U. S. notes, 5,500.00 -Total, " LIABILITIES: Capital stock paid in, Surplus Fund, Undivided profits, less current expenses and taxes paid, Dividends unpaid, Time Certificates of Deposit, Deposits subject to check, Cashier's checks outstanding, Certified checks, Accrued interest due depositors, Total, State of North Carolina County of Rockingham, ss: I, Eugene Irvin, cashier of the above named bank do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. EUGENE IRVIN, Cashier. 1,237.98 3,000.00 6,000.00 27,349.21 24,055.41 49,097.42 1,904.12 1,505.50 1,099.00 $470,680.58 75,000.00 40,000.00 4,037.73 252.00 187,853.27 157,280.15 58,02 33.28 6,166.08 $470,680.58 B Subscribed and sworn to - bef orejner-4his-9th- day of April 1913. P.H.WILLIAMSON, Notary Public. Correct Attest: JASrROBINSON,- R. B. CHANCE, R.L. WATT. Directors, j Jit:
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