The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-10
THE NEWS OF MARION.
Contest Heard Before Executive Con
mittee-MasOnic Ofacers.

Contest Heard Before Executive Conn
mittee-Masonic Onicers.
Marion, June s-(Special)-The fol-
lowing oficers were elected for the
ensuing year at the last meeting OF
Marion Chapter. No. IL, Royal ArQn
Masons: r. H. Bates, M. e. H. r.; W.
H. Mason, Sr., X; Charles>C. Johnson,
s.; G. F. schulze, Sec. II. Y. How're,
t.; w. H. Redding. c. of H; H. c.
Howe, P. s.; DR.. c. A. Wilkerson. r..
A. c.; c. w. Greer, NJ. T. W; John
How're, NJ S. ": Elan Parish, NJ #.
"; Rev. Mr.. Haggard, c.; JEFF Black
burne. S. The degree OF past master
was conferred on John @. Campbell
and e. E. Howell. On June 20 and Il,
Grand Secretary Beauchamp will be
present to assist in comforting the past
master, most excellent grand master
and Royal Arch degrees on class OF
candidates.
The department has recommended
four free rural mail delivery routes in
Perry, and carriers will be put on duty
at an early date.
The contests for the offices OF cir
cult clerk and tax assessor as between
Evins and Harris. and Givhan and
Howell, before the county committee,
was held Monday.
According to returns from primary.
Harris defeated Evins for clerk by IL
votes. and Howell defeated Givhan for
assessor by 3 votes.
The following agreement as to facts
between the attorney was submitted
to the committee, who after hearing II,
sustained their former decision by de-
claring Harris and Howell the nomi-
nees.
An appeal was filed and the matter
will be carried to the State committee.
The agreement in substance is: 1t
was admitted to be fact that the
managers of the Brush Creek box fall
ed to return the ballots cast to the
chairman of the county committee.
1t was admitted that the managers
of the Pinetucky box failed to return
the ballots as cast, to the chairman
of the county committee.
1t was admitted that the managers
of the Bradsfordville box adjourned
for the night after counting the State
ticket. and the ballot box was left in
the store where the election was held.
1t was further admitted that the man
ayers of this box failed to number the
ballots.
1t was admitted that the managers
at Heard's box failed to return the
ballots as cast to the county chairman
and did not use separate boxes for
oIdIt anu COUNTY NiChCl, anu LndJ the
managers were hostile to the contest
ants.
1t was admitted that certain named
voters participated in the primary who
had not registered or had not paid
their poll tax.
The judgeship race is growing ex-
ceedingly warm and at this time the
race in this county is neck and neck
between the aspirants.
heavy rain visited this section the
first of the week. There was a slight
cloud burst south of town on the
Gayle place and some damage was done
to outhouses and growing crops.
Mrs. Annie :, McCann, who recently
died at her home in Birmingham, step
mother of Rev. ]. E. Mccain, pastor
of the Methodist Church in Marion,
was buried in the family cemetery in
Newberne Monday.
The Standards Marion's crack
baseball team. opened the season in
Uniontown to-day. Monday they go to
Greensboro to play a series of games
with the Southern University. Several
of the players of the recent NJ. n. 1.
team as well s players from other
colleges will be on the Standard
team which makes them very strong.
The team is named in honor of The
Marion Standard. Charles H. Greer's
popular paper.