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'Mm mm AND ANSONIAN. Published Every Thursday." Si. 50 a Yew Due in, Advance. Published by Estate of J. C Boylin ' 1U TCUI?nKR1 v - WADESBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, OCT. 25, 1923 , VOL. XLIII, NO. 43 - - ii . , B MRS. W. J. McLENDON. COTTON BRINGS 30 CENTS. One of Most Beloved Women of ' County Died Tuesday Night After Very Short Illness Interment in Eastview Today. Her friends were shocked Wednes day morning when it was learnedthat Mrs.' Sarah ' Polk McLendon, wife of Dr. W. J. McLendon, had died at their home in Morven township about 12 o'clock Tuesday night, after an acute illness of only about half an hour. While Mrs. McLendon had been -in rather poor health for several years, W condition appeared the same as usual until almost the end, and her friends and relatives were therelore entirely unprepared for the nd. Mrs. McLendon was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Polk and of Mrs. Tolitha Williams Polk, and was born at the home of her parents on the Polkton road near Brown creek on March 23, 1855. She was educated at Peace Institute, Raleigh. On Septem v.o n iS7i. Hhe and Dr. W. J. Mc- , Lendon were married a happy union which endured a few days more than 49 years. She is suvived by her de voted husband, by six sons and two daughters. . Two children died in in fancy. The sons are Messrs. W J McLendon, Jr., of Knoxville, Tenn.; YL H McLendon, of Wadesboro; L L McLendon, of Kenansvllle; L P Mc- ' Lendon, of Durham; Dr. P A McLen f WnslnWtnn Citv. and M D - McLeridon, of Morven township. The daughters are Mrs. J Coit Redfeam, of Wadesboro, and Mrs. Helen Mor- ' ten, of Morven township. One sister also survives, Mrs. M S Patterson, of Greensboro. , " , Mrs. McLendon tfas a woman of fine intellect and beautiful character, devoted, to her family and church. She lives in and is blessed by her children, who are prominent in many " lines of endeavor in North Carolina and other states. The Morven cor respondent of The M. & I. pays the following tribute to her: "She was a consistent member of the Morven Baptist church, mov ing hef membership from Wadesboro -when they.moved to their farm near town, about ten years ago. .She lov ed her church and when able was al ways in her accustomed place at the church services loyal' to the ' wof the church and her pastor. Laiv gVage fails us to give adequate 'ex pression of her Hautlffa?hP wis character. In her home life she was revealed as a model of love and kind liness. Those who knew her by her own fireside noted her quiet tenderness and loyalty. . ' The funeral was held at the Juc ' Lendon home in Morven township by Rev. Mr. Powell, pastor of the Mor ven Baptist church and Dr. C. L. Jack son at 2 o'clock this afternoon, aTia immediately afterward the remains were.brought to. Wadesboro for mter ment. There were very large gath erings at the services at both places, and the floral offerings were many and beautiful. All of Mrs McLew don's children were, expected to be here for the services. Poor Fish! Wife "How many fish was it you caught on Saturday, George?" Husband-"Six, dar)ing-afi beau- Wife "I thought so. That fish w , made, a mistake agam Good short 6taple cotton today brought 30 cents on the Wadesboro market, several bales being , sold at that figure for the first time" since 1920. The market appears firm with an upward tendency, and many expect it to go considerably higher. While it has been anticipated for some time that the 30 cent mark would be reached, the realization of the hope acts as a tonic to all busi ness, and much' activity in" business circles is expected., CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS All Anson Methodist Ministers Re turned Except Rev. S. Taylor Morven Circuit Divided. The W. N. C. Conference adjourned 1 at Winston-Salem last Monday after noon after reading, the appointments for the coming year. All the Anson Methodist ministers were . returned GIRL PREVENTS ROBBERY ANSON SANATORIUM NEWS. WALTON HOLDS ON. COUNTY FAIR OFFICIALS. Would-Be Negro Bank Robber Knocks Her Down But She Gives Alarm Happened in Catawba County Newton, Oct. 24. The town Catawba, 10 miles east of Newton, Mr. G P Carpenter was operated on t Questions Right of Oklahoma Seaate today. .,.'., . Evelyn Poole of Chesterfield had 0jf ! her tonsils removed Saturday. The condition of Mr. J J Davis is i ... i .,. tt,a o f tha ,nt . i soir.ewnai improved. ;fin ottnt. of Konlt rnhhrw that ' MM. XV 1 JOnnSOn OI KUOy a Vj who ha. ever occurred in North Carolina. I entered the hospital Thursday re- except Rev. Seymore Taylor, of Mor- Airs. Ed. Smith, formerly Miss Aianei T 7c T ven, who had served four years and Gllleland, is the heroine who UU3 who was transferred to Concord cir-Urated the plana of two desperate They've charged - us Good Hardware. .' for eight."- THOMAS-TAYLOR- Of interest to their many friends was the marriage of Miss Pauline Taylor to Mr. Jamie Thomas Wednes day afternoon at 5:30 at thr home of S? bride. Rev. S. Taylor, -father of HI bride, performed the ceremony -in the presence of their wrfjjg iliea and intimate friends. 'The bride was attractive in a suit of mnight ' thV Methodist church Mr. Thomas is the son of Mr. J. F. Thomas of .this V The bride and groom left immediately after the ceremony for Raleign. No Fleas In Parliament, So British Law' Snubs 'Em. London, Sept. 24,-Performing fleas on the English stage-in fact ; all fleas whose lives are consecrated to the drama-must go through their acts without the possibility of protection in the case of maltreatment. . ; This slight to the fleas is contained in an ati-flea clause of the govern ment's new Performing Animals Bill which has passed the committee stage nf Commons. When the question was debated, it Morven, Wednesday, November 1 7th. President Lester Ratliff; Vice President A. D. Griggs. , Secretary Mrs. Battle Hardison. Chairman, Farm crops C D Thomas Chairman, Live stock D L Johnson Chairman, Poultry Mrs. R E L Northcutt Chairman, Culinary Mrs. M L Ham Chairman, Children's dept. Mrs. Frances Thompson Chairman, Orchard, garden and flow ers G A Martin r ' ' Chairman. Pantry Mrs., D L John son - N Chairman, Sewing Mrs. T J Ballard Chairman, Art dept. Mrs. C H May Chairman, Entertainment Mrs. Bat tle Hardison. Diamond Hill, Friday, November 9th. j Jf resident J. w. filter. Vice President S. L. Thomas. Secretary M; A. Tucker. Chairman, Farm Crops Ray Kiker Chairman, Live Stock J M Sikes Chairman,' Pantry supplies Mrs. W F Ferree , Chairman, . Sewing Mrs. Stacy Thomas Chairma-ri, Poultry Mrs. M A Tuck er . Chairman, Culinary Mrs. J W Kiker Chairman. Children's dept. Mrs. J M Sikes " " ' Chairman. Arrangement committee. Claude Kiker. Ansonville, Wednesday, Novem. 14th President Dr. C. F. Harris. , Vice President Mr. George Burns. Secretary Mrs. J. M. Dunlap. Chairman, Farm crops J A Kendall Chairman, Livestock B I Dunlap . ! Chairman,' Poultry Mrs. W B Boyce 1 Chairman, Culinary Mrs. W S Rob ; inson ; Chairman, Children's dept. Mr. L J Dawkins Chairman, Entertainment Mrs. B I Dunlap Chairman, Pantry supplies, Mrs. George Burns chairman, Sewing Miss Nannie Burns, ' Deep Creek, Friday, November 16th. rVesident Mr. Peter Jones. Vice President Mr. Ed Jones. Secretary Mis. W. J. Gulledge. Chairman, Farm crops J T Webb Chairman, Live stock J T Chewning Chairman, Poultry Miss Minnie Jone3 - Chairman, Culinary Mrs. G K Lit tie' , Chairman, Children's dept. Mrs. Clayton Webb Chairman, Horticulture and garden Mrs. Peter Jones Chairman, Arrangement Com. C L Beck Chairman, Pantry supplies Mrs. Percy Webb Chairman, Sewing committee Mrs. Vann Gulledge Chairman, Entertainment Mr. J r Ratliff. . Peachland, Safurday, November 17th. President J. W. Thomas. Vice President W. P, Broome. Secretary Mrs. Vann Carpenter. Chairman, Farm crops M L Home Chairman, Live stock J W Carpen .' - ter Chairman, Pantry supplies Mrs. George Boyette Chairman, Sewing Mrs. A D Griffin Chairman, Horticulture and garden Mrs. Floyd Little Chairman, Poultry T V Carpenter Chairman, Culinary Mrs. M L Horne Chairman, Children's dept. Mrs Chairman, Entertainment Mr. ton. cuit. Members of the Wadesboro Methodist church, and citizens of the town gznerally are congratulating themselves that Rev. W. R. Shelton returns to Wadesboro, as he has made an unusually warm place for himself in the hearts of the people, and has been a leader in every phase of activ ity. Conference divided the Morven cir cuit into two circuits. One of them will be composed of Morven' and Mc- Farlan churches, the pastor living at Morven as in the past. Rev. J. S. Gibba has been appointed to this charge. The other circuit will be known as Bethel-New Hope, and will be made up of Bethel, New Hope, Long Pine, Union and Sandy Plains churches. It has not been decided where the pastor will live, but prob ably either at Bethel or Cason Old Field. Rev. J. C. Umberger has this charge. There has been considerable inter est in Rev E. R. -Welch. He was transferred from one of the Ashe ville churches to Brevard. The char ges of Ku Kluxism against him, re ported in the last issue of The M. & I., cut no, figure, but there was some dissatisfaction with him at Ashe- ville, and he was moved. Following, are the appointments of Charlotte district: ' J. B. Craven, presiding elder. Ansonville D S Richardson. Bethel R E Hunt. Bethel and New Hope J C Um berger. Charlotte Belmont Park W B Da vis, Brevard Street T F Higgins, Cal vary C M Short, Chadwick B E-Har-gett, Dilworth G D Herman, Duncan Memorial A R Surrattr HawthoMe Lane L D Thompson, W L Nichlson supernumerary; Seversville E P Billr ups, Spencer Memorial J H Arm brust, Trinity J E Abernethy, Tryon Street H G Hardin, West Charlotte J A Smith supply. Hickory Grove W M Robbins. Lilesville D F Carver. Marsh ville Elzie Myers. Matthews R E Hinshaw. Monroe Central C C Weaver. North Monroe-Icemorlee J Warren. . Morven J S Gibbs. Peachland W R Harris. Pmeville T J houck. Polkton D C Ballard. Prospect W S Cherry. Trinity M W Mann. Thrift-Moores J J Edwards. Unionville J W Strider. Wadesboro W R Shelton. Waxhaw E N Crowder. Weddington T J Hugfeins. R young negroes, and the rabbit hunters of the community beat the offcers of two counties and four towns ind the Newton bloodhounds in the cap ture of the desperadoes. About 8 o'clock this morning W. B. Walker, cashier of the People's bank, and Mrs. Smith, clerk, went to open the bank. Mr. Walker discover ed that he had left his keys at home and started back to get them. Mrs. Smith had a key to the back door and entered from that door without waiting for Mr. Walker. She no ticed that the floor was unaccountably muddy, but without suspecting that anything was wrong opened the closet door to get kindling for starting fire. ' Woman Is Knocked Down. There, sitting on a box just inside the door, was a big negro with a pis tol pointing in hp face, and just back of him was another negro. Both had Kio- Mho handkerchiefs over their faces. The brave little woman grabb ed,the cloth off the nearest negno to try to identify him. He. knocked her down, and with a threat ordered her not to scream and they ran past her and went out the back door. But she raised the alarm as they went, and Charles Ruf ty and others saw the negrbes running and got the di rection in which they were going. , The officers of . Newton, Hickory and Statesville were at once notified, but before any of them got on' the ground and all were there, m a -remarkably short tme the men and boys of the town and country around about were in hot pursuit of the ne- Thev overtook the big yellow "rfcA nut the : Distol in Mrs. Smith's face, about half a mile down Lyle's creek, in a clump of bushes. The negro fired on the crowd, but missed. Then the shotgun brigade opened up. Beverly Watts put a load of buckshot in one of the negro's legs, and he surrendered. The other negro was captured further down the creek. Mrs. D A Sneed of Candor had her tonsils removed last Friday. Julia Stanback the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G M Stanback had her tonsils removed Friday., Mr. J R Griggs or Bennettsville S C entered the hospital Sunday. , Mr. Travis Teeter of Ansonville expects to return home the last ol this week. . . The condition of Mrs. H G-"Lisenby of Chesterfield remains serious. Mrs. L F Davis of Cheraw return ed home yesterday. . Colored Willie Harris of Lilesville wa3 op erated on Saturday. His condition is improving. Matilda Mask has entered the hos pital for treatment. . Carster Little was operated on yes terday and is doing well. Oatis Jones who was severely burn ed is improving. ' Delia Hancock and Daisy Kelley of Mt. Croghan expect to return h6me Sunday. Wiliiam Tillman" -has returned home. The condition of Silva Scott and Drucilla Tillman is much improved WAS AN INNOCENT : v MAN HANGED? C O Sta- LOCKHART -HARDISON Ips and fish was oeciueu - "f" iu should be included but fleas must fight their battles alone. An amendment was carried to this effect. l; . The real reason lortne aisciumu tion was the difficulty oi flea as evidence. - Invitations reading as follows have been issued: Mr. and Mrs. John McKenzie Hardison request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter Elizabeth -to Mr. Adam Lockhart on Wednesday, the seventh of ' November . . at half after four o'clock v"- at one hundred and one North Nineteenth Street Fort Smith, Arkansas. Cards reading as follows are en- using the dosed: I Will be r.t home ! after the twenty-fifth of November MRS. C. W. COVINGTON. Mrs. Henrietta Allen Covington, widow of the late C. W. Covington, who died a few years ago, died last Saturday night, after an illness of about a month. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon by Rev. M. L. Dor ton, of Ansonville, pastor of Pleas ant Grove church, of which Mrs. Covington had been a member for many years, and interment was in the Covington burying ground. Mrs. Covington only lacked a few raays of being 70 years old. She was a daughter of Richard Allen and his wife, Mary Bennett Allen, and was, a member of a wide family connection. She is survived by three sons, Messrs W. Stokes Covington of Wadesboro; Ray Covington, of Qrlando, Fla.; Paul Covington, of Rockingham; and by two daughters, Mrs. W. B. Win free and Miss Annie Covington. She is also survived by ' two brothers, Messrs. C B Allen,' of Anson, and Ed gar Covington, of Laurel, Miss., and two sisters,. Mise Jade Alien, nd Mrs. Laura Saunders. - Mrs." Covington was a consistent and consecrated member of the Bap tist church, and her home life and so cial relations : were beautiful. She was a devoted mother and a kind and helpful neighbor and friend, and her passing leaves a gap which will not be filled. Subscribe for the M. &' I. Wadesboro, North Carolina. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to thank all our friends for their kindness and thoughtful ness during the illness and after the death of our dear mother, Mrs. W. CAPTURE DESERTERS Sunday afternoon Officer Sedberry captured three young white men, Wade Therlo Mills, of Monroe, and Harry E Davis and Norman Oliver Burrus, of distant places, all of whom said they were deserters from' the navy. Mr. Sedberry wired the .naval authorities at Norfolk ' and ' received a reply that Mills was wanted by them and there was a reward for him, but none for the other two. It seems that the boys, or one of them, stole a car somewhere in Virginia, and they were heading toward Monroe. The car was captured in the Hoffman neighborhood, but the boys got away and were given lifts this far. Sun day Mr. Sedberry received a message from Sheriff Baldwin, of Richmond county, to be on the lookout for them, and he found them in a barn on the Zorn place. A Richmond county of ficer came over and got them Monday, and they have been in jail at Rock ingham since then. MATHESON FUNERAL SUNDAY. Union Republican. F.chnee of the famous Leo Frank case have been revived by the reput ed confession of a dying negro con vict in the Federal prison at Atlanta, Ga.. that Jim Conley; the star witness for the State, and not Leo Frank? killed little Mary Fagan, in the pen cil factory in Atlanta several years i sro. It will be - remembered -that Frank wa3 convicted and sentenced to death, his sentence being commuted to life imprisonment by Governor Slaton. He was sent to ." the State farm, at Milledgeville, where a mob broke in, secured Frank and swung him to a limb. It was one of the most diseacef ul occurrences ever commit ted in the State cf Georgia. Judge R E. Davidson, of the Georgia prison commission, tells of the confession of this dying convict named Freeman to the effect that he and Conley were in the factory playing, cards, or gamb l:pg, when the Fagan girl was slain, The statement was made to the pris on rhysician, who told Judge David son and former Governor Slaton. The Conely negro is a bad citizen and is now serving 20 years for burglary in a Georgia convict camp. Officials state that he has refused to discuss the Fagan affair with any one since bsing confined there, but has been very stubborn, and it has been neces sary to put him in solitary confine ment several times. Many people at the time believed Conley was the guilty party and that when Leo Frank was lynched by a cowardly mob an innocent man went to his death and the reputed confession of this Free man negro and the subsequent prison record of the Conley negro help out their belief. to Suspend Him Pending Impeach ment Trial. ' Oklahoma City, Okla., Oct. 21. (By the Associated Press.) With seven counts against him in the im peachment bill being pe.fected by the lower house of the Oklahoma legisla ture, Governor J. C. Walton tonight continued his refusal to recognize the authority of a senate resolution to suspend and awaited a hearing in state supreme court tomorrow to de termine whether he or Lietzt. Govern or .4. irapp is tne lagan empow ered chief executive of the state. At that time the court will rule oa an application to make permanent its writ of prohibition which restrains Governor Walton from interfering with the duties of Lieutenant Gov ernor M. E. Trapp as acting govern or. : , The house adjourned shortly before 6 P. M., concluding a day that had been replete with feverish prepara tions for the impending trial of the chief executive. ' Charges Against Walton. The house today approved five ar ticles in the impeachment bill, bring ing the total to seven. Every charge thus far considered has been approv ed by heavy majorities. The governor tonight stands c- cu6ed of: t Diversion of public funds to his private use. Prohibiting the convening of a le gally ordered grand jury. Use of his official influence to ac quire private credit and property. Accepting a bribe . to approve a legislative bill. Suspension of, the writ of habeas corpus. - . .: Unlawfully .preventing meeting. cf the state legislature. ? . Attempted prevention of a special state election in violation of lawv The funeral of Mr. William H. Matheson, who was killed accidental ly at Park City, Utah, as reported in the last issue of The M. & L, was held last Sunday afternoon by Rev. J. J. Douglass at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J L " Matheson, parents of the deceased, and Interment was in East view cemetery. No details have been received yet as to how Mr. Matheson met his death. Covington.- THE FAMILY. Merely Misplaced. "Johnny, you've been fighting again and lost all your teeth." "Naw, I got 'em all in my pocket." ; Santa Fe New Mexican. , M ATLAS CRUMP IN JAIL. ''..Mr- Atlas Crumn. farmer of An sonville township, was arrested yes terday by Deputy Sheriff Sedberry oh a very serious charge, and is now in jail. There has been no hearing, and it is unknown what facts will be developed, but unless the charge is modified he cannot secure bail. . v....-.;-. If you buy shoes it will Py yu and pay you well to visit H B. Allen & Co. You will find, shoes for every kind of wear, and the best shoes that can, be made of leather, and you will find it much cheaper to buy one good LAND TRANSFERS. PRESENT FLAGS TO SCHOOL. Tuesday morning in the new high school auditorium, Thomas Wade Chapter D A R presented a N. C. state flag and a United States flag to the high school. Mrs. L J Huntley made a splendid talk on our state flag of patriotism we should show to our state, the best state in our country and the flag of our country, the best country in the world, which brought lots v of applause. Superin tendent Cates responded to Mrs. Huntley, and showed great appre ciation in behalf of the school. Martha Clarke Bennett and Anna DeLuke Boylin held the flags during the ceremonies. Several songs were sung, and Nor ma Rose gave a recitation on the "Red White and Blue. MR. MARVIE A. BERNHARDT. Mr. Harvie A. Bernhardt died last Saturday at his home in Salisbury, after an illness of several months. He was a wealthy man and prominent in business affairs. His second wife was Miss Flora Saylor, formerly of Wadesboro, by whom he is survived. held Sunday, and nair. thn ft -fa- to buv two , or three was auenaea oy u. v v. --jV cheap pair and have wet feet. Advt. Wadesboro. of .The following ijreal tstata . deeds have been registered since The M. & l.'s last report: Mrs. P. A. Hubbard to H. F. Moore; Polkton lot; $100. John Walker and wife to J. R Hough; interest in 103 acres in Lilesville township; $500. A. W. Try and wife to Abe Wall; Pee Dee lots; $290. James A. Leak and wife to Her man H. Hardison; lot on Lee Ave ney; $2,500. Sallie and J. P. Stamey to Tom and Mary Belle Flowers; 48 acres on Jones creek; $1,000. Shelly H. Rose, mortgagee, to Tem pie L. Poplin; 41 acres in Lilesville township; $800.' W. H. Cowick to John R. Tyson i Ansonville lot; $65. William A. Smith and wife ta George E. Burns; 15 acres in Anson ville; $2,000. W. H. Hildreth and wife to Clark Little; Ansonville lot; $10 etc. J. W. Sullivan and wife to W. T. Wood, Walter J. Buchanan, D. L. Niven, W. J. Gulledge and F. C. Ea son, T. A. Gatewood. A. J. Waddell and wife; lots to each sold at auc tion last week. MRS. S. T. GADDY. Mrs. S. T. Gaddy died the first of the week at her home in Newton. Her husband, who is superintendent of a knitting mill at Newton, has many friends and relatives in Anson coun ty, of which he is a native. Mrs. Gad dy was a Miss Morris, of Albemarle, before her marriage. She is surviv ed by her husband and several children. MR. B. F. GARRIS Mr. B. F. Garris died last Satur , day at his home - in Charlotte. The funeral was held Suaday in that city, -and wa3 attended by Miss Alice Sul livan. Mr. Garris was a native of Anson, and a. brother of Messrs. J. T. Garris, of Florida, and E E. Garris, of this county. DANGER AT CROSSING. When the wind is blowing toward the west the smoke from the burning saw dust pile at the Bowman lumber plant, which was burned a few weeks ago,' drifts across the road in quanti ties, making the vicinity an extremely dangerous one to travelers, especial ly persons who have to cross the rail road track. Great precaution should be taken by all auto drivers when this condition prevails. TSt. M. K rtot coo. Jib Prt:
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