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AND ANSONIAN.
Published Every t Thursday.
Published by Estate of J. G. Boylin.
$1.50 a Year Due in Advance.
WADESBOKO, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUA11Y15, 1B20
ESTABLISHED 1881
VOL. XL. NO. 3
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FRANK MOORE FATALLY
WOUNDED BY SISTER.
"Unloaded" Pistol Gets in Deadly
Wnrk Accident,- Occurred Last
Thursday. ' I
Last Thursday Mr. Frank Moore, a
young man of McFarlan and son of
Mr. Ad. Moore, was shot through the
; head with a pistol supposed to be un
loaded, the accident occurring at the
home of Mrs. J. T. Moore, where the
young people were visiting. He was
rushed to the hospital here, and lin
gered until Saturday, when he died.
The bullet entered his right eye, pass
ing through the brain and coming out
of the back of his head.
, It is understood that a pistol with
one cartridge in it was lying on the
mantel piece of Mrs. J. T. Moore s
home Thursday. Young Moore picked
the weapon up, took the cartridge out
and began snapping the pistol. Mem
bers of the family remonstrated with
him, saying that was dangerous, but
he showed them the pistol was un
loaded. When he got through with the
weapon, he put the cartridge back m
and laid it down. A short while later,
his sister, thinking it was unloaded,
picked the pistol up, and snapped it,
with the tragic result above stated.
Mr. Moore was a promising young
man, and had many friends. He serv
ed in the army during the war.
MORVEN MENTION
' Mr. W. P. Ingram returned Tues
day from a business trip to Richmond
Va.
Mr! T. V. Hardison spent a few days
this week in Charleston, S. C.
Mrs. John Niven enjoyed a visit of
. several days from her sister, Mrs.
Lindsey of Charlotte.
Mrs. J. W. Niven, Mrs. Vernon Wall
and Miss Hester Dunn have received
the sad tidings of the death of their
aunt, Mrs. W. R. Hough of Lilesville,
who has been a paralytic for two
years.
Mrs. G. M. Chapman, who with
Masters Mat andlGeorge have been
visiting the fofmdr's grandmother at
Connelly Springs tor a week, have re
turned home. MrsY Chapman has pre
s sented herself witlLa new and com
fortable car for her work as a rural
delivery employe of the Government
mail service.
The Morven Book Club met with
Mrs. W. C. Howie last Friday after
noon. The program which was one of
much interest was carried out in full.
No invited guests were present, the
personel being confined to regular
'. members. '
J. F. Monro, Esq., has purrnJieed the
iwid iuuni aujouung.. the .,one,
now occupied by him. '
Mr. L. L. Williams ' has returned
from Greenville. S. C, and is now on a
visit to relatives in Georgia.
A truck load of furniture valued at
fifteen hundred dollars, from Parker
Gardner Co., of Charlotte, en-route to
Florence, S. C, was burned in Mor
ven about eleven o'clock last Thurs
day night. The truck was stopped in
front of McLaurin's garage to fill up
the tank with gasoline. After put
ting in some, the driver is said to have
struck a match to see how full the
tank was. The gasoline ignited. The
truck was not moved, those present
fearing an explosion and the furni
ture burned to ashes. It was with dif
ficulty that the garage was saved.
Mrs. G. A. Martin, . after two or
three weeks stay with friends in Winston-Salem
came home Wednesday.
Miss Mollie Dean who has been, for
a month or two on a visit to relatives
in Laurinburg returned to Morven this
week.
Mrs. John Barker and children have
gone to Texas to join the husband and
"" father. Mr. Barker formerly of Ashe
ville, and who married a daughter of
Mr. B. M. Melton of this place has
gone into business in Texas and ex-
" pects to make his future home there.
Mrs. T. B. Justice has been away
for two weeks in Raleigh and Louis
burg to visit .her two oldest sons and
to say good bye to her daughter, Miss
Margaret, who returns to Washington
D. C, where she does statistical work
for the Government, and is also taking
a course in George Washington Uni
versity. Rev. Thos. L. Justice, late of
Warsaw, N. C, also went awav to
Crozier Theological Seminary where
he expects to complete a three years
course.
Miss Mamie Teal, professional
nurse, is at the Griggs house with hei
aunt, Miss Bettie Teal, who has been
ill for several days with tonsilitis.
A few days ago, Mr. Frank Moore
and sister were visiting at the widow
Moore's near McFarlan. Moore was a
young man and had been in the army.
His sister was a young girl not yet
, grown. The renort that comes to
your correspondent is something like
the following: ' Some one ' had been
handling a pistol taken from the man
tel in the room. It seems that the
cartridge had been removed and the
pistol snapped one or more times, the
cartridge reinserted and the pistol re
placed on the mantel. The girl not
knowing that the pistol had been load
ed took it un and playfully pointed it
at her brother, when it fired. The ball
1 entering an eye and nassed through
nd out t the back of the young man's
head. He was taken to the hospital
at Wadesboro, where he died Monday.
, Mr. Eugene Mtforeiwho.js an elec
' trician and has been away from home
most of the time for several years, has
come to Morven to take a place in tae
ptore nd business of his .father, Mr.
J. E. Moore. o
In Sweden the doctors seldom send
bills to their patients. Each patient
T7ys what he deems just or is able
to give.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Judge Finley Presiding Doll Little
Case Continued Cases Disposed
Of. , ..
Superior court for the trial of crim
inal cf.s'is convened Monday morning,
Judge T. B. Fiinloy, of North Wilkes
boro. presiding. Judge Finley was
candidate for Congress four years
ago, and since then has been elected
to his present position.
The case of Doll Little for the mur
der of Mr. Will Honeycutt at Morven
more than a year ago was continued
this morning. Judge Finley stated
that he was under the care af a phys
ician and wac not physically able to
enter a case of this importance. Lit
tle has already been convicted of
murder in the first degree, and the
supreme court last fall granted him a
new trinl. The lawyers for the de
fense attempted to get a change of
venue on the ground that a fair trial
could not be had, but this was over
ruled. The following cases have been dis
posed of:
Fred Pratt, retailine: guilty but
not sentenced.
Lee Birmingham, carrying conceal
ed weapon; nol prossed with leave.
Chasley Matthews, carrying con
cealed weapon; - nol prossed with
leave.
Will Adams, Am McCoy, assault;
nol prossed.
G. E. Martin, carrying concealed
weapon; $50 and costs.
Snow Tillman, retailing . whiskey;
nol prossed with leave.
Fred Diggs. Jim Dunlap, gamb
ling; $20 each and costs.
Son Cottingham, arson; 18 months
on roads. - ,
Son Cottingham, larceny; six
months on roads.
Son Cottingham, larceny; four
months on roads. . :
William Robinson, carrying conceal
ed weapon; $50 and costs.
John Hough, false pretense; judg.
ment suspended upon payment . of
costs
Harrison Cole, carrying concealed
weapon; $50 and costs.
A. R. Curran, carrying concealed
weapon; $50 and costs.
Dave Self, larceny and receiving; 4
months on roads.
Stokes McRae. felonious breaking;
yAtyt fT(nf iinnti payment. of
COtS.'. , ' - . " '- -. ' j .
Will Barnett, larceny and receiving;
3 months on roads.
Ned Ratliff, felonious breaking and
larceny and receiving; pleaded guilty,
but not yet sentenced.
Adam Dick, seduction; pleaded nolo
contendere; prayer for judgment con
tinued, provided he pays prosecutrix
$350. .
Enoch Bennett, carrying concealed
weapon; $50 and costs.
Will Barntt, larceny and receiving;
3 months on roads.
Tom Harris, Fred Medley, affray;
judgment suspended; Harris to pay
costs.
Vallard McLendon, assault with
deadly weapon and carrying concealed
weapon; $50 and costs.
Will Gulledge, col., carrying conceal
ed weapon; 4 months on roads.
Joe Edwards, assault with deadly
weapon; pleaded guilty; not yet sen
tenced. There are various other cases
against Edwards, and he is also under
suspended sentences from previous
terms of court. This morning Rev. E.
R. Welch circulated a petition asking
that Edwards be given a suspended
sentence so that he could have another
chance. His cases may be disposed of
this afternoon.
Paul Leak, assault with deadly wea
pon; 4 months on roads.
Mary Gatewood, larceny and receiv
ing; pleaded nolo contendere: 4
months in jail with privilege to hire
out. .. v ...
Last Tuesday afternoon Carroll
Tarnon, young son of Mr. A. A.
Tarlton was struck in the face with a
sharp rock by William McGregor,
colored, and his cheek , was cut
through. McGregor was arrested, and
pleaded guilty to assault with' deadly
weapon. He has not yet been sen
tenced. It seerr.3 that a cow belonging
to Mike McGregor, father of William,
had been impounded by young Tail
ton, and William wanted to get the
animal without paying for its keep.
Failing in this he committed the as
sault. Miss Inez Rushing died Tuesday
morning at the home of her fathr, Mr.
J. D. Rushing, after an illness of sev
eral years. The funeral was held yes
terday and the interment was at Beth
el, the services being held by her pas
tor, Rev. C. L. Jackson.
', Miss Rushing was a young woman
of fine character and attractive dispo
sition, and had many friends.
Last Friday, while hunting, Mr. W.
H. Carter was shot accidentally by
Mr. E. R. Gilmore. Thevwereonly a
i hunting. They were anly a short dis-
short distance apart. Mr. Gilmore shot
at a bird, unbreeched'his gun, put in
a new shell, and, as he snapped the
gun back, it was fired by some un
known means. The shot entered Mr.
Carter's right arm from the elbow to
the wrist, inflicting a flesh wound.
No bones were broken, and the injury
is not dangerous. However, Mr. Car
ter had a narrow escape from very se
rious injury. He was wearing a very
heavy hunting coat, which broke the
force of the shot. ,
W. E. BROCK FOR CONGRESS.
Popular Solicitor Announces His Can
didacy Immediately Upon Receipt
of News That Mr. Robinson Will
. Retire Indications Point to His
Nomination Is Strong Candidate.
Immediately upon learning,-' yester
day, that Hon. L. D. Robinson would'
not again be a candidate for the House
of ReDresentatives. Mr. W. E. .Brock
announced his candidacy, and stated !
that he would wage a strenuous cam.
paign for the nomination.
Mr. Brock for the past five or six
years has been solicitor of the 13th ju
dicial district, and has made an excel
lent record in this office. He - is now
serving his second term. For a man
as young as he, hi3 career in miblic
life has been distinguished. His first
office was mayor of Wadesboro, which
he filled to the entire satisfaction of
the citizens of the town. He was later
elected judge of the Anson county re
corder's court. In addition to these
offices, he was secretary of the state
Democratic executive committee for
four years, and was also a member of
the executive committee for several
years. He has the acquaintance and
confidence of the public men through
5 the state, as well as of his home peo
ple.
It goes without saying that Anson
county will supnovt Mr. Brock unani
mously and enthusiastically, and it is
gratifying to his friends to know that
he is the strongest man in the race and
that there is every likelihood that he
will be nominated in the first primary.
Mr. Brock's only announced com
petitors, thus far. are Mr. R. W. Lem
mond, clerk of the court of Union
county, and Mr. W. C. Hammer, of
sheboro.U. S. district attorney of the
western North Carolina district. The
irobabilities are that these three will
be the only serious candidates.
COTTON GINNING DECREASE
Washington, Jan. 9. Cotton ginn
ed prior to Jan. 1, amounted to 10
017,089 running bales, including 110,-'
373 round bales, 33,147 bales of
American-Egyptian end 0,710 bales
of Sea Idand, the . Census Bureau an
nounced today. ,
Prior to Jan. 1, a year ago, ginn
ings were 10,773,883 bales, including
145,618 round bales, 17,570 bales
of American-Egyptian and 36,849
bales of Sea Island.
Ginners by States in the year just
ended were: .,' ' :r . '
...MaVf rria. C. '. , "!) ; Arizona 47,207;
Arkansas 715,603; California, '41,161;
Florida, 17,515: Georgia, 1,637,738;
Louicrna, 291,222; Mississippi 823,-
082; Missouri, 48,286; North Carolina
789,053; Oklahoma, 791,644; South
Cr.rolina, 1,403,592; Tennessee; 239,
876; Texas, 2,465,377; Virginia, 21,
150; all other States, 4,002.
That the best place to spend Sunday morn
ing is at Sunday school ? Attend The Wesley
Bible Class at the Methodist Church and be
Convinced. Time, 9:45; M. E. Church.
REPORT TO THE CORPORATION COMMISSION OF THE CONDITION OF
THE BANK OF WADESBORO
AT WADESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS
ON THE 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 1919.
Loans and discounts other than demand loans . . .$ 941,370.42
Demand loans - 264,812.94
Overdrafts . .... ........ 1,718.22
United States Bonds and Liberty Bonds (par value) and Certifi
cates of indebtedness.. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 177,700.00
Premium on Bonds ... " 3.8
Furniture and fixtures . . . . .... . . 2 021.00
All other real estate owned '.Jr . . 41,000.00
Due from State Banks and Bankers . . $167,749.28
Checks for clearing
Gold coin . . .... . .
Silver coin, including all minor coin currency
National Bank notes and other U. S. notes . . .
TO tll ' - . ,..-.-;.
TOTAL .. ........ .. .. .. '..
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in ... . . ..... .
Surplus fund . . . . ... '
Undivided profits ...... .
Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid
. Net . . . .. v
Reserved for interest, insurance and
Dividends unpaid . .. .
Deposits subject to check . .
Demand Certificates of Deposit
taxes
',
Savings Deposits . .
Cashier's Checks outstanding i
Total JJeposits .. .. ..
TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$1,666,256.21
State of North Carolina County of Anson:
I. Adam Lockhart. Cashier of the Bank of Wadesboro. do solemnly swear
for affirm) that the above statement is
rf Viia ronnr wViiOi ore VieroKtr T&ftkrrraA
true to the best of my knowledge and belief. ADAM LOCKHART, Cashier
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 19th; day of Jan. A. D. 1920,
GEO. K. CRAIG, Notary Public. .
My commission expires Feb. 8, 1920.
CORRECT ATTEST: rH, W. LITTLE, C. M. BURNS, IV C. COXE, Directors
ROBINSON WILL
NOT RUN IN 7TII
Congressman Will Not Be Candidate
Fcr Re-Election Brock, Hammer
and Lemmoml Candidates for Place
With Odd.s on Brock Robinson
Makes Statement.
Washington, Jan. 14. Representa
tive Robinson, of the seventh district,
will not stand for reelection. Hi re
nounced today that he would get out
of the w.y and let some other good
dcm-cr..t have the job. Here is his
formal declaration:
"The i:;';cre.s of my fnmlly, my
associates in business, and my own
personal affairs, make it necessary
that I should he r.t home more in the
future than I hr.ve beon for the p.'.st
three y :rs and I will liot be a can
didate for re-election to Congress.
"I was elected in 19,16 by a majority
of approximately 3,500. In 1918 my
maiority was 4.200, the largest ma
jority we have secured since Wilkes
was added to the seventh congres
sional district. In my opinion, the dis
trict is safely democratic.
"My friends in the district have as
sured me that if I should be a candi
date again this year, I would have no
opposition in the primary; and in fact
practically every prospective candi
date to succeed me Las urged me to
become a candidate again, and has
stated that if I should be a candi
date he would not stand for tho nomi
nation and would support me.
"I appreciate the honor and many
kindnesses shown me by my district,
and especially my home county.
They have at all times been much
kinder to me than I deserved."
Mr. Robinson's colleagues regret to
see him take this step for he has
made a good congressman. He stuck
to his job here and was always care
ful in his action.
,- Mr. Robinson is a banker, a lawyer
and a: farmer, and has other inter
ests at home. It has been known for
some time that he did not wp x
run again but friends kept urging
him to reconsider.
Here are some of, the candid'
for Mr. Robinson's job: Walter E.
Brock, of Anson; W. C. Hammer, of
Randolph, and R. W. Lemmond, of
Union. The betting odds are "
Brock,'--Had Mn Robinson 'rerrraint-u
in-the race none of these gentlemen
would have come out this year.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 8. The strike
in the steel mills and furnaces, called
Sep. 22, and which at its inception in-
vilved 367,000 men, officially was call
ed off here tonight.
1,236.25
2,400,00
3,461.32
62,750.00
237,596.85
.$1,666,256.21
200,000.00
32,500.00
'$8536313
.1 17,012.98
68,350.15
10,000.00
245.50
.$1,134,071.98
. 107,003.96
. 110,436.82
3,647.80
1 355,160.56
true, and that the Schedules on the back '
nnH rvinHo a Tisi-rf. vf t.Viis reDOrt. are '
POLKTON LOCALS.
Rev. P. A. Underwood rf Winston,'
preached at the Polktou Baptist j
church last Sunday morning to a large
and attentive congregation. Mr. Un- j
derwood is a ycung minister of abu-
ity and i3 doing a spicndid work in his
present field.
Mr. W. H. Simmons and family o'
Diamond Hill are moving to our town
this week and Mr. Ferree and family
are moving to the plantation vacated
by Mr. ainimons. In a real estate
deal, a few weeks ago, they exchanged
properties.
Every member of the Woodmen of
the World in and near Polkton is re.
quested to meet in Polkton, January
15th at 7:30 o'clock P. M. Matters of
great importance to the organization.
Miss Ruth McCollum spent last Sat
urday and Sunday with relatives and
friends in Monroe.
Mr. Joe Bennett,' one of our . best
known and most highly respected
young men is sick with pneumonia.
The latest report from his bedside in
dicate some improvement in his con
dition. Messrs. Jonah H. and Sylvester
Thomas of the Diamond Hill section
have moved on the lands near Polk
ton which they recently bought of Mr.
M. L. Ross.
Nearly 2.400 bales of cotton have
been ginned here this season, and
about the same number have been pur
chased by the Ross Company. The
hrenk in the New YorK Marxei lasi
Saturday did not affect the price here,
which was 40 cents all day ana nas
been a fraction above this week.
Master Gamwell btroupe. who lost
his eye in an air gun accident a couple
of weeks ago, is improving rapiuiy ana
the misfortune he met with will soon
be a matter of memory only.
Mr. C. B. Williams has replaced the
barn burned by an incendiary some
time ago, by a new and commodious
building complete in every particular.
Mr. James E. Thomas will have pub.
lie sale of his Dersonal property next
week, and will move to Virginia where
two of his sons now have steady and
lucrative employment. Mr. Thomas
has been living near Polkton for sev
eral years, and is a hard working and
DrosDerous citizen.
Mr. Marshall Smith, who has been
sick for some time and was reported
to be better last week, had a slight re
lapse, Tuesday, which is thought to be
onlv temDorarv.
Mrs. C. H. Martin, Mrs. I. W. Mar
tin, and Mrs. B. E. Dewese are all sick
this week. Their many friends t Fin
cevtly hope for their speedy and com.
plete restoration to robust health and
strength.
Mr. M. W. Goodman of Burnsville,
who has been seriously sick with pneu
monia, is much better and e::pect3 to
be out soon again.
Mr, Fred Birmingham has been con
fined to his home for several days
with lagrippe.
Mrs. F. A. McCollum is in Wades
boro to attend the burial of her fath
er, Mr. E. S. Marsh.
Mrs. J. C. Goodman spent part of
the week in Burnsville, visitLig her
son, Mr. Mike Goodman.
Mr. S. L. Thomas of Diamond Hill,
is moving his saw milling outfit to
Georgia, this week. He recently be
came the owner of several large tracts
of timber in that state, which he will
convert into lumber in the next year
or two.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beachum of
Hamlet, after spending some time
with Mr. Beachum's mother, Mrs. D.
L. Beachum, of this place, returned
home Tuesday.
Mis3 Edna Flake, the little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Flake has
been sick for several days, but is slow
ly improving. Miss Hazel Tucker is
on the sick list also.
Miss Catherine Winfield was the
guest of her sister, Mrs. W T.( Ed
wards recently.
Mr. DeBerry Ledbetter of Chapel
Hill spent last week in Polkton with
relatives. He was also attending to
business connected with the Ledbetter
estate.
Mr. Robert Leggett of Burlington,
was the guest of his cousin, Mr. Eu
gene Crump, last week.
Mrs. H. H. Keown and several of the
high school pupils are rehearsing a
play which will be given in the audito
rium of the new school building in the
near future.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Bricker have
moved into their son, Clyde's house
near their former residence until they
can complete their new building.
Mrs. Caroline Caudle Marsh, wife of
Mr. Thos. J. Marsh, of Union county,
died Wednesday of last week, of Dneu.
monia. She vas a native of Anson,
and the last of 12 children. ,
Aycock Memorial Day was celebrat
ed by the Ansonville school with ; ap
propriate exercises last Friday.
Speeches were made by Superintend
ent of Education Bivens and Superin
tendent of Public Welfare Ader.
Mr. R. H. Allen and family have
moved to Wadesboro from Charlotte,
and are occupying the old Ruscoe
house on Morgan St. Mr. Allen is a
native of Anson. As stated last
week, he is in the insurance business.
J. C. Burr, Jr., who is about 13 years
old and a son of Mr. J. C. Burr, of ,Gul
ledge township, did well last year rais
ign cotton on two acres of land which
his father gave him to farm. On the
two acres he raised two bales of cot
ton, which he sold for $378.18. Half the
eed brought $29.62. a total of $40?.S0.
He put six sacks of guano and 72
pounds of soda on the two acres, and
ihis was his only expense, he d'.ing
all the work himself. In addition to
this work, he helpd his father consid
erably around the house.
LILESVILLE NEWS.
Death of Mrs. W. R. Hough CmpU
s. T. Usher AImo Dead
Jan. 14. Mrs. W. R. Hough" died at
her home here last Thursday night
about twelve oYWlt nff on ;il
an
ness of more than a vsar. On fHn.
her 14th 1918 she was stricken witn
paralysis from which she never recov
ered. She waj buned in the cemetery
at the Baptist ehurch late Fri.iv fii
ternoon. A large number of relatives
and friends attended the burial, thus
manifesting their love and respect for
her. Rev. Mr. Jackson of Wadesboro
conducted the burial services. He
prayed one of the best prayers we ev
er heard. Mrs. Hough was 53 years
old the 27th day of last November.
She was a consistent member of the
Lilesville Baptist church and wad one
of the best women we ever knew. She
fought a good hght, kept the faith
and is now wearing a crown of right
eousness in the beautiful city of God.
She leaves a husband, five sons: J. R.,
T. H., Earl, Charlie and Fred, and five
daughters, Rosa, Margaret, Beulah,
Wilma and Nell, and one brother, Mr.
J. E. Capel to mourn her death., She
had been married to Mr. W. R. Hough,
who is now mayor of Lilesville, for
thirty-five years, lacking five days.
We deeply sympathize with the be
reaved ones in this their great loss.
Children weep not for the mother gone
but remember that earth can make no
wound that Heaven can not heal and
that "God docth all things well."
She can not come back to us but we
can go to her.
Capt. S. T. Usher died yesterday
evening about six o'clock and was bur
ied this afternoon at Mangum in the
Thomas Stanback cemetery.
The alarm of fire was sounded last
night about seven o'clock but was
found to the Ty the soot on fire in a
chimney at Mrs. C. L. Frederick's
house which was speedily extinguish
ed. Rev. and Mrs. M. W. Dargan spent
Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. 7.
H. Wall and family and left the next
morning for their home at Candler.
Miss Sara Wall their niece, accompa
nied them.
Mr. C. E. Sorrell and family have
rented rooms at Mr. S. H. Clark's and
moved into them. We are glad to have
these good people with us.
Mr. Fred Boylin is visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Boylin.
. Mrs. Fred H. Wall and children
have returned from Richfield where
they spent the holidays with their
mother Mr Rieti. -- - -'
The Lilesville Hardware Co. has
moved their stock of goods into the
W. A. Wall store.
Mr. W. M. Long has moved his
goods into the corner store he pur
chased from Dr. J. E. Kerr.
Miss Gilchrist of Cameron is visit
ing her brother, Mr. J. M. Gilchrist.
Mrs. C. G. Teal and daughter Miss
Christine, Miss Carrie May Lowry
and Mr. John Timmons spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Teal.
Mr. Jack Wall has just returned
from a trip to Ga.
Miss Louise Richardson spent last
Friday in Charlotte.
Mr. Smith Henry and Misses Allie
Mae Spencer and Poythress Wall mo
tored to ' WiriKate". Sjnd-y fi-CtUcon.
Miss Elizabeth French came back with
them.'
Mr. and Mrs. I. Buchantz have re
turned f rom Monroe, where they spent
the Christmas holidays.
Messrs. Battle Wall and Boyd Mas
sagee anJ Misses Mary McGist and
Poythress Wall went to Hamlet Mon
day night to see the play "A Millon
dollar doll."
Mr. and MrgY Paul Porter spent
Sunday in Monroe.
Mr. C. B. Bryant of Peachland vis
ited at Mr. J. T. Porter's Saturday
i." H.
Miss Ruth Dabbs spent the week
end at home.
Mrs. W. M, Porter of Raleigh, spent
Sunday at Mr. J. T. Porter's.
There is a, young lady in our town
whose peaceful slumbers were disturb
ed by a wasp stinpring her one night
this week. She rot up, went into ano
ther room and spent the balance of tha
nisrht leaving the wasp undisturbed.
The next morning she went back into
the room and found the wasp still
there. What do you guess she did to
it? Why sh? ttive it a piece of apple
to eat and a little later she carried it
a piece of potato. Said she did not
know which it would like better. Sure
ly this was an incident of rendering
good for evil.
Mr. G. C. Ratcliffe who is a student
at Wake Forest College visited his un
cle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cox
last week.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
W'e appreciate large audiences last
Sunday and an especially good Sun
day School. The second monthly Jun
ior church services were largely at
tended and seemetf to be highly enjoy
ed. The pastor talked on "The force
of Habit." At wight the subject was
"Worship and Work." We especially
appreciate the froodly number of men
thp-t attend the services.
We announce a lively contest be
tween the Young Men's Wesley Class
and the Philathca eass. I j latter do
ing the challenging. Ft".'. it is up
to you. - i
We want a'oDy an.:
next. Wehave sowe
nouncements to mate.
make the services inf.
nce Sunday
j jrtant an
2 will try to
e.strg and
helpful. '
Our deepest iympathy goes out t
the family of rfar Brother Marsh,
whom we laiil rest Wednesday.
May-God's rntm be sufficient.
-r r. R. WELCH, Pastor.