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Volume XV
Lenoir, N. C, Friday, August 29, 1913
No. 85
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Interesting Reading Matter of
Local and National Affairs
in Condensed Form.
More than five hundred farm
ers are in attendance at the 11th
annual Farmers' convention and
Roundup institute in session at
the A. & M. College, West Ral
eigh. One negro is dead, one badly
wounded, a township constable
badly bruised, and three negroes
are already under arrest follow
ing a mixup that began at a ne
gro meeting near lluntsville,
Yadkin county Tuesday night.
Former Mayor James D. Mc
Neil of Fayetteville was placed
on trial in the Superior Court of
Cumberland county on Wednes
day on an indictment for crimi
nal libel of State Senator Q. K.
Ni mocks during the campaign
between the two for the senato
rial nomination in 11)1"J.
It is understood upon the
highest authority that former
Governor Robert Broadnax
Glenn, of Winston-Salem, has
been offered a good job with the
federal government by President
Wilson and that lie has accepted
it The nature of the job has
not yet been revealed, but it is
said to carry a substantial sala
ry. Harry K. Thaw won three
victories over the New York
State authorities Wednesday and
was locked in the Sherbrooke
jail, immune for the time being
from the Dominion immigration
authorities, after having receiv
ed an ovation from the towns
people of Sherbrooke that
would have done honor to a
prince of royal blood.
An automobile party consist
ing of Messrs. C. K Bailey, T
K. Stainback, F. C. Richardson
and Mrs. .1. G. High and Miss
Allie Dailey of Kentucky, and
Miss Ruth Moore of Bennetts
ville, S. C. drove U) Wilson on
Tuesday and on the return trip
struck a weak bridge near Ken
ly. The sleeper gave away am
the car turned into the creek,
the party narrowly escaping
with slight bruises.
President Wood row Wilson
went to ('ongress on Wednes
day and read Ins message per
sonally to that body dealing
with the Mexican situation.
The President announced the
necessity of a firm neutral stand
and a policy of "hands oil" to
wait the tiuieof Mex ico's awak
enmg. I le expressed the opini
on that all Americans should
leave Mexico and that the Gov
ernment should aid them m ev
cry possible way, but lie is
strongly opposed to armed in
tervention.
Twenty-one Pertoni Hurt
Wreck.
In Train
Lynchburg, Va.. Aug. :!(. -Twenty
one people were injured
in a wreck of a mixed train on
the Buckingham branch of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway
nrar Hremo, early this after
noon, one of them, Conductor ,J.
C. Doswell, of New Canton, Va.
being internally hurt and will
probably die.
The train was derailed by
spreading rails and the passen
ger coach and three freight cars
loaded with lumber rolled over
a 'JO foot embankment.
Miss Helen Page, of Lynch
burg, who had a miraculous es
ca, was a heroine in the res
cue, for she worked faithfully,
with the male passengers in
their efforts to rescue those un
der the debris. The more seri
ously injured were taken to a
hospital in Richmond.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
North Carolina) Superior Court.
Caldwell Couuty) Aug. Term, 1913
To the Honorable Jas. L. Webb,
Judge presiding:
We, the Grand Jurors, for this
Term of Court, beg leave to submit
the following report, viz.:
1. We have careful! examined
and reported on all bills of indict
ment submitted to us by the
Solicitor.
2. We have made presentments
ol all cases against the peace and
dignity of the State which have
come to our knowledge.
We inspected the Court House
and found some leaks in the roof
w hich ought to be repaired; also a
hole in the cement floor in the
entrance to the Court House which
ought to be repaired; also
the North -West ante room on sec
ond floor in the Curt House is full
of waste papers, probably mixed
with papers and books, some of
which should be saved. We sug
gest that the room be cleaned out,
the papers assorted and those of a
valuable nature properly taken
care of. We also suggest that more
placards be hung about Pie hall
ways in the Court House forbid
ding spitting on the floor.
We also inspected the various
offices in the Court House and
found the same well kept, the re
cords well taken care of, and the
offices generally indicated that the
officers in charge thereof were do
ing their full duty.
We suggest that the basement
under the Court House le cleaned
no, and the same put in a sanitary
condition.
4. A committee visited the
County Home and found conditions
there very unsanitary . The keep
er of the Home is gone and the
same is in charge of his wife. We
recommend that conditions there
be remedied, and suggest the build
ingiOf'a more comfortable home and
moving it closer to Town.
5. We visited the Jail in a body
and found conditions there very
favorable, except that we found one
of the tines in bad repair, and we
suggest that the stove in the cell
room be taken out and two larger
ones purchased instead before
winter; also Uie cement liner up
stairs is in in e l of repair; also, that
well he cleaned up and repaired, or
else tilled up. We also leeommend
that steel shutters be provided for
the windows facing Harper
Avenue, so that same can be closed
in the event the Jail should be till
ed with prisoners who persist in
cursing passers by.
li. We lind that there are see
t ions of roads in each Township
that are in bad condition and in
some cases without oveiseors. We
suggest that these portions ol roads
Ik1 worked out and a report thereof
be made to the Clerk within
the next ti() days.
1 tos pec t In 1 1 y s u b m i t ted ,
W. T. I'AYNK,
Foreman
Mr. W. D. Clarke who went
to Blowing lioek on business tins
week, returned to his home in
Statesville today accompanied by
his wife and family, who have
been visiting relatives here.
Rev. C. B. Bryan, wife and
daughter, Miss Mary, areexpee
ted here today on a visit to rela
tives. Dr. Bryan will preach in
the Episcopal church at 11 am
next Sunday.
A Canal Street store adver
tises "Umbrellas recovered.'
We shall go by this afternoon
and leave a description of ours
that has been missing for over a
week.
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SIX MONTHS IN JAIL
Jury Returns Verdict of Man
slaughter in the Case Against
Robert G. Thompson.
Mr. Robert G. Thompson, who
shot and killed Robert Beaver,
in the Kings Creek section about
the first of August while raiding
i blockading distillery, was con
victed of manslaughter by the
jury about ibilO o'clock Tuesday
night, and on Wednesday morn
ing, he was sentenced to serve
term of six months in the
.
county jail by Judge Webb.
The court began taking evi
dence in the case Monday after
noon and by the time for ad
journment, the evidence was in
and both sides rested. Wednes
day was given over to argument
by counsel, each side being al-
owed three hours. James
Beaver was the main witness in
troduced by the State, and be
testified that he and his brother,
Robert Beaver started to run on
the approach of Thompson and
were commanded to hold up
their hands. They then threw
up their hands but Thompson
began tiring despite this fact,
and shot two holes in his hat,
besides shooting his brother.
Thompson swore that he onlv
shot to the right and over the
heads of the fleeing parties in
order to frighten them and that
Robert Beaver could only have
met his death by a deflected bul
let. According to their state
ment, the jury disregarded the
testimony of young Beaver, but
convicted Mr. Thompson on his
own statement, believing that
he was guilty in handling a pis
tol in a reckiess manner. Judge
Webb commended the jury for
its verdict, and said that he was
glad to see the men coruiosing
it, have the courage of their con
victions and the manhood to up
hold the majesty of law.
He expressed sympathy for Mr
Thompson though and said that
ne only ieit iikc giving linn a
ight sentence.
LORAY MILL BOY. LOVE SICK
COMMITS SUICIDE.
i ( ; .i-anm.i I iip.itrh. i
iiasioma, .ug. '.. Harvey
.Maner, aged r.i, an operatise in
the Loray Mill, committed sui
CKieatTlie home ol Ins parents.
Mr. and Mis Jasper Manor,
about ''.! 1 o'cloek this morning,
by shooting himself through tin
heart with a JJ rifle. Disap
pointinent in a love affair is as
signed as t he cause of t he deed
Saturday lie went to the office of
the registered deeds for the pur
pose of securing a marriage li
cense but was turned down be
cause the register was not sat
istied that the parties were of
lawful age.
Manner went to work at t
o'clock and went to his hoin
nearby. His mother was in tht
kitchen and ho gave her souk
money to pay a couple of ac
counts lie owed and returned to
his bedroom. A moment later
a rifle shot was heard and his
mother rushing in found him ly
ing on a sofa with a bullet
through ins Heart. He was
dead in a moment. The polir
department was notified at oik
and alter conducting an inves
tigation decided that a coroner's
inquest was not necessary
Young Maner is said to havt
been a quiet, industrious boy am
had never been in any trouble
before.
To say he is unopular with
hoodlums is giving to a polict
man the best character he can
have in the line of his duty.
JOE McNEELEY LYNCHED.
Negro, Shot to death by Mob
in Charlotte.
Charlotte, Aug. 20. "That
Joe McNeely, deceased, came to
lis death by pistol shot wounds
in the hands of a mob unknown
to the jury" was the verdict giv
en this afternoon by the coro
ner's jury at the inquest held
over the body of Joe McNeely,
who met death at an early hour
this morning at the hands of a
mob composed of some '." per
sons.
The negro was taken from the
negro hospital at 2:150 o'clock,
dragged into the street and his
body riddled with bullets. He
ived, however, after being car
ried to the police station until !
o'clock. The members of the
mob wore masks and none of
them, it is said by the officers
who were guarding the negro.
could be identified.
At a special session of the
board of aldermen today a re
ward was offered by the city of
Charlotte of Si, KX for each and
every member of the mob.
Superior court is in session
here and Judge Shaw from the
bench this morning delivered a
caustic charge to the grand jn
ry, instructing them to use every
means within their iower to
ferret out the parties composing
the mob.
Solicitor Wilson has taken
charge of the case and is con
ducting a sweeping ' investiga
tion. A ban has been placed
on the sale of firearms and am
munition to any person. Some
talk has been indulged in today
by the negroes, but it is belie v
ed that they will not attempt
any retaliation. It is believed
the police department has the
situation well in hand and that
a clash between the races will
be avoided.
.1 I'lHiK SHAW (. ' AT STIC.
In the course of his charge to
the grand jury this morning
.1 udjjo Shaw said :
"What are you going to ih
about the horrible crime that
has been committed in this city
this morning, gentlemen of the
grand jury'' What is going to
he your attitude as to the forces
and factors who must stand then
shares of the blame that such a
1 raged y could be enacted in si ah
a ti ne coimnii n :t y as t his -
"1 will tell you what your'
county needs and w hat it need
ed this morning. It needed a
sheriff like one m South t'aroli
n;i who had the courage and the
backbone to stand up and do
bis duty. We are told by the
newspaper accounts of thiscriine
that two policemen leveled their
pistols on the mob that wrought
death to a negro m the hospital,
but two big pistols in the hands
of the men who were not dili
gent as to their duty were as
harmless as a toy pistol in the
hands of a child. "
Motorman Peter Kelley Must Have A
Rubber Back
New York, Aug. CT. -Peter
Kelley. a young motorman, jump
ed from the Brooklyn bridge to
day at its highest point, and es
raped with a few slight bruises
On his way down Kelley turned
over half a doen times and
struck the Hast river almost
flat on his back. He Moated a
short distance until he was res
cued, Kelley refused to tell
why he made the jump.
The ambulance surgeon, who
in ten minutes pronounced him
practically as good as ever, said
Kelley had been drinking.
TO HELP FARMERS FIND A MARKET
FOR THEIR PRODUCTS.
Atlanta, Ga., August 23. "To
Help Southern Producers Find
Markets for the Products of the
Soil" is the slogan of the mar
ket department of the Southern
Railway and affiliated lines, (in
cluding the Mobile and Ohio, the
Cincinnati New Orleans and
Texas Pacific, the Alabama
Great Southern, and the Georg
ia, Southern and Florida), and
with this end in view, two book
lets have recently been issued
which should prove of great val
ue to fruit, vegetable, and truck
growers of the Southeastern ter
ritory. One of these booklets contains
as complete a list as could be
compiled of the brokers, com
mission merchants, jobbers and
receivers of vegetables and ber
ries located at the principal cit"
ies of the United States and
Canada east of the Rocky Moun
tains. The booklets give the
name of dealers, character of
business, and commodities hand
led, in each town together with
the population of the town. A
copy will be furnished free of
charge to any grower of vegeta
bles or berries along the line of
the Southern Railway and affili
ated lines. The second booklet
contains a list of the fruit, vege
table, and melon growers in the
territory served by the Mobile
and hio Railroad and the South
ern Railway in Mississippi and
will be placed in the hands of
dealers throughout the North
and Fast. It is planned to issue
similar booklets covering other
territory throughout the South
east.
The work of the market de
partment is in the hands of mar
ket agents located at Atlanta,
St, Louis, Cincinnati and Wash
ington whose services are at all
times at the disposal of farmers
living along the Southern Rail
way and affiliated lines.
CAPTURE BIG STILL.
l'lio Oliscru-r.i
Statesville. Aug.
nue ( Mlicers .) . M.
Da v is ha ve ret u rnei
km County where
Jti. Reve
and W. I).
from Yad
they made
another raid intothe moonshines
territory. In the big woods of
South Liberty Township the of
titers dest roy ed what they tie
scrilie as the "largest and best
distillery" they have seen in a
long tune. The plant was ap
parentlv new and had just he
gun operations, the Il'." gallon
still beuiLT of bl ight new copper
of best quality. About ."iki gal
Ions of beer was destroyed along
with the plant.
As the officers drove through
the woods toward the still they
saw a man standing beside the
road gazing up in a tree. He
explained to the "revenues," on
being accosted, that he had al
most killed a big hawk with a
rock and was then looking for
it. The next person seen came
from the direction of the still m
great haste and apieared much
excited when questioned by the
officers, but he claimed to know
nothing of what was going on in
the woods. There was no one
on the premises when the otfi
cers reached the distillery and it
is believed that the first man
they saw was a scout who ran to
the still and warned the block
aders of the approach of the of
ficers.
"What can a man do without
money :
friend.
asks an impecunious
Cheer up, dear fellow-
partner
in
distress. Without
money you can go into debt.
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS
Items From Our Regular Corres
pondents and Neighboring
County Papers.
DKACO.
The farmers in this section
are busy plowing and getting
ready for another wheat crop.
Mrs Ruby Hawkins has re
turned to her home in the Yad
kin Valley after visiting her
sister, Mrs. S. E. Reid a few
days.
Mr, Felix Downs is spending
a few days outing at Blowing
Rock.
Mr. Levi Kirby after spend
ing a few days with his father,
returned to his home in Hickory
last week.
Miss Fannie Reid is visiting
friends and relatives at Blowing
Rock for a few days.
Mr. Roby Holsclaw while out
hunting the other day killed an
eagle that measured six feet
and three inches from tip to tip.
Rev. Isaac Swanson will
preach at Draco, the second
Sunday in September at 11
o'clock.
Mrs. Abby Head after a ling
ering illness died last Friday.
That dreaded disease consump
tion was the cause of her death.
The burial took place at Union
cemetery Monday at 10 o'clock.
Rev. Arch Pennell conducting
the services. She leaves a hus
band and a large host of sym
pathizing friends and relatives
to mourn her departure.
W. B.
I.ITTI.K KIVKK.
The farmers are taking advan
tage of the weather now and
are doing a good deal of plough
ing for wheat sowing.
Mr. H. M. Crouch went to
Virginia Monday on a prospect
ing expedition.
Mr. A. T. Porch will move to
Virginia this week.
Mr. I). C. Flowers goes to
Watauga county today to pur
chase some tine sheep.
Misses Margaret and Lina
Deal of Statesv ille. are visiting
M r .1 F. Flow ers this week.
The Little Kiver Telephone
t oinpany has completed its line
to Mr. lohn Mel .cods.
W.
August. L'Tth.
Lucky And Happy North Carolina.
i h'.ili ii;i Times, i
This has been one of the most
disastrous drought years in
large areas of this country, and
the southwest and the middle
west have been scorched by
weeks of blazing sunshiue, while
here in North Carolina the rain
fall has been almost exactly
normal and most crops, all the
late ones, have almost a spring
freshness, as has also the foli
age of the trees. In the middle
west the damage to the corn
crop, which is the main one, is
enormous, mounting into the
hundreds of millions. In most
of Texas all crops have suffered,
particularly cotton and corn.
At last there is a break in the
heat, for cooler weather has
come to the west. It is a merci
ful relief to man, beast and crop,
North Carolinians do not know
what a real drought is, or great
neat for that matter, for thev
aiT truly in the temKrate zone.
They ought to be glad they are
alive and right here.
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