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Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-09-26

W. F. Simmons, of Pumpkin
Bend, who has been spending the
past week with relatives near
Russellville, returned home Tues
day.
Miss Leo Cariker, after a two
weeks visit to her sister, Mrs. j..
81. Reddell, 1873 Arcadia Place,
Memphis, returned, Saturday, to
her home near McCrory.
The first bale of cotton ginned
by the McCrory Cotton Co., this
season was ginned Monday and
was sold to the above company at
Is cents per pound. W. F. Brown
ing was the owner of the large bale
which weighed 9O7 pounds and
brought the fancy sum of $136.O5.
Miss Kathryne Dace Faucette, is
again at the head of the music de-
partment of our Public School,
Quite number of our young girls
and boys went to Jelks last Satur-
day to welcome her into our midst
for a second term, which began
with the school opening on last
Monday. Miss Faucette numbers
her friends, both young and old,
by her acquaintance and we cord
tally extend her ready welcome
of the entire people,
The NEWS is in receipt of two
large fine potatoes grown by Mr..
Allen Holmes on his farm near
Tip. The potatoes grown by this
progressive and industrious farm
er are of the large burbank kind,
and weigh 4 pounds each. The
only thing missing about them is
that the two samples are somewhat
few in number. Next time we
would suggest that your next Sc
lection number half dozen, or
even a half bushel (f) as there
are four who partake of the two
meals per, at our table.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-09-26

L. Dumas, of Magnolia, is doing
the tonsorial act at ]. A. Cullum' g
shop.
Circuit Clerk Will Norman, of
Augusta, was a pleasant visitor to
our city Saturday.
Company g leaves Sunday for
the state encampment at Hot
Springs, Oct, 8 to II.
Miss Annie Cain, and sister,
visited relatives at Morton, the
latter part of last week.
Not as many as you may find
elsewhere, but just as nice. Are
those new goods at Comer'si
W. A. Mccain, of Grassy Slash,
left Tuesday for a few days visit
at Wynne and Forrest City.
Our popular milliner, Miss Jen-
ME Thompson, spent Sunday at
Vanndale, the guest of parents.
Sheriff W. r. Cain, and family,
were guests Of the Sheriff's broth
er, j. I. Cain, of this city, Sunday.
Miss Pearl McElroy, of Wynne,
visited Mrs. Lille Mcfarland,
Saturday returning home, Sunday.
Miss Erma Gillian arrived MOL
day, from Stanton, Tenn, and is
the guest of Mrs. E. W. CLANCY,
of Tip.
Miss Pallye Ford closed her
term of school at Boards, Friday,
and left Saturday for her home in
Searcy.
W. P. Merrill, one of Woodruff
county's leading citizens, of Wi
vile, was business visitor to our
city, Tuesday.
Mrs. Celia Dunn, and daughter,
Miss Ethel vanlandingham, who
have been guests of the formers
brother, W. A. Lindsey, the past
month, returned to their home at
Mountain View, Okla. W Wednesday.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-09-26

DIED: Tim, the 10 months old
twin baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tim Shuts, of Brinkley. The lit
tie one died Sunday evening about
B o'clock at the residence of W.
E. Jelks, north of town, at whose
home its mother was visiting.
Only one week and three days be-
fore, had the brother twin, Tuck,
passed from this world into the
arms of Jesus, he having proceed
ed Tim to the grave on Thursday,
Sept, II, at the parents home in
Brinkley. The remains were
shipped to Brinkley Monday eve
ming, for burial. Mr.. Tim Shuts
arrived Sunday from Brinkley and
did not know of his child's death
until informed of same by Mr..
Jelks at Martin junction, where
he went to meet Mr.. Shuts. The
remains were accompanied by the
bereaved parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. E. Jelks, Mrs. r. c. Sim
mons. and daughter, Miss Ricie.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-09-26
New goods at Corners.

New goods at Comer's.
Window glass for sale at 81. T.
Raney's.
W. N. Dunehew left yesterday
for Hot Springs.
Will Beard was a Bald Knob
visitor Monday.
Jas. Mackillduf came in Satur-
day, from Little Rock.
DR.. Westbrook left yesterday
for his home at Beebe.
Doors, windows and window
glass at 81. T. Raney's.
Mrs. s. W. Spangler left Satur-
day, for Jonesboro.
Atty. Harry M. Woods was over
from Augusta, Tuesday.
q. K. Davis, of Augusta, was
here, on business, Saturday.
Riggs Bros. buy old iron, brass,
bones and all kinds of junk.
Don't fail to see Corners new
shoes. They will be in soon.
Will Guile, of Augusta, was
visiting among our fair sex, Sun
day.
Mrs. A. G. Sells, of Searcy, is
the guest o: Mrs. Maggie Will
Jams.
Mike Pendergist, of Augusta,
was pleasant visitor to our city
last Saturday.
l. N. vanlandingham, of Fakes
Chapel, visited at Judsonia Sun
day and Monday.
Matte where did you get your
new dressi At Corners. Any
morei Yes! Nuff told.
Messrs June Dallas and J. r.
taylor were in Augusta, in a bust
ness way, Saturday, last.
Marcus James, of Tip, was
Memphis visitor, a few days last
week. returning Saturday.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-09-26

Tom Johnson's saw mill "a
miles north of Fakes Chapel on
Cache river, is now running at
full blast. The mills capacity is
about 5000 feet per day.
Jno. Holder, and family, of Tip.
attended the funeral of their rela-
tive, little Meta Holder whose
mortal remains were laid to rest
Sunday evening at Fakes Chapel.
Mrs. T. NJ. Cole, and daughter,
Miss Georgia, left Monday for
Hot Springs where they will re-
main until after the State Fair
which will meet in that city Oct. 8
to IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Linhart,
who have been spending the past
month at the home of the latter's
father, W. D. Jones, of Fakes
Chapel, returned Tuesday, to their
home near Conway.
DIED: Meta, the two year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Berry
Holder, Saturday evening about 2
o'clock, The mortal remains were
laid to rest Sunday evening in the
Fakes Chapel cemetery.
Miss Clementine Brewer arrived
Saturday from Memphis, to take
charge of the primary department
of the McCrory Public School at
its opening Monday. Several of
Miss Brewers last years pupils
were waiting at the depot to greet
her once more, upon her arrival in
the city.
Mrs. S. A. Petit returned the
latter part of last week from an ex-
tended visit to her son, Mr.. L. M.
Petit, at Hagerman, New Mexico.
Murray's many friends will be
glad to learn of the good news
brought home by Mrs. Petit that
his health is improving.
Hon. P. r. Andrews, the we'll
known Woodruff county lawyer,
is a candidate for attorney general
of the state, and is receiving strong
endorsement from all quarters.
Mr.. Andrews is in every way
capable of filing the Office with
credit to himself and satisfaction
to the people of the state, and be-
ing an Eastern Arkansas man
should have the united support of
this section. MONROE COUNTY
CITIZEN.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1907-09-26

The poorest policy and the
worst economy is to keep the chill
dren out of school. Every day
lost has its manifold effort; the
knowledge gained on that day is
missed, pupil is thrown behind,
becomes discouraged, has bad
effect on the class and the very
habit is to be avoided.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06
1t Is Their Own FauIt-They Make the COL
lection Agency Necessary.

Talking of people who won't
pay debts, the Elkin Times has it
right in the fe fellowing:
''Their dishonesty has led to
the organization of these agencies;
they alone are responsible for
them. If every man would pay his
honest debts there would be 10
need of these agencies. Let the dead
heat, when he gets right mad be-
cause these agencies advertise his
dishonesty to the world through
the papers, go out and give him
self good kicking because be did
not pay his debts. These Bad
Debt Collection Agencies are Civ
ing the fellows who have been
feeding and fattening on the fruits
Of other mems honesty labor a
great deal of anxiety. It is a
thorn in their flesh, and it pricks
them sorely. But they'll Just
have to grin and bear it, and in
their trouble they are not entitled
to much sympathy, and they'll
not get much.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06

be stamped out, very little is ac-
complished for real good by a
legislative body taking the matter
in hand. State prohibition Sc
cured in this way has proven al
most utterly a failure. Local
option, wherein the people Of a
community are allowed to regu-
late their own affairs, when once
secured gives strength to the
cause, and the majority of the
people in their local victories Sc
cure officials who are in hearty ac-
cord with the movement. The
expression that our legislature
will give US State prohibition if it
is not secured otherwise, 1s one
that should not be encoura ged.
We want prohibition, but it is
matter wherein the people are
sovereigns and they should be
given the fullest voice in the
matter.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06
Whiskey Must Go.

Whiskey must 60 out of North
Carolina. The decree of the gods
has gone forth and it must be ex-
ecuted. Day by day it is made
palmer that the stuff has no place
in civilized com muity. This
paper has always lifted up it's
voice against the traffic, and al
ways will, and while believing
that if it must be sold it should
be under the eye of the law rather
than otherwise, it has realized
also that it should not be at all.
That awful happening in Anson
county is sufficient to make every
man vote dry. Stuff that drives
a man to kill the mother he loves
and who loves him, almost while
tender words Of affection ara
trembling on her lips, cannot stay
in this Christian state.
This Anson happening is the
most powerful prohibition sermon
that has ever been preached in
North Carolina.-Lexin gton Dis.
patch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06
ed that the surroundings we're
changed after the accident.

ed that the surroundings we're
changed after the accident.
The testimony was concluded
Saturday morning and argument
for the plaintiff begun. A ruling
of the court in regard to the line
of argument was argued at length
and the court finally decided to
send the jury to the scene of the
accident to examine the premises.
A special train could not be secur-
ed Saturday afternoon and court
adjourned until yesterday. Yes
terday morning the jury went to
the scene aud examined the prem
ises.
The damage suit case of Mrs.
Lula Canup VS.. the Southern Rail-
way Company, which was the con-
Guiding case in the Federal court.
resulted in a mistrial. The case
was given to the jury at II o. clock
Tuesday morning with three is
sues as follows: First, was tho
railroad guilty of negligence?
Second, was the man guilty of
negligence? Third, what damage,
if any? The jury disagreed on
the first issue, the vote being 6 to
6, andafter being out nearly sew
en- hours they reported their dig
agreement and mistrial was Or
dered. Mr.. Canup was killed by
a train about a year ago at q
crossing west of Salisbury. Mrs,
Canup qualified as administrators
and brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06
A Proposition for the Hair Splitter.

Put this question to a man who
is splitting hairs over this subject.
Gould you conscientously run
saloon yourself? and you begin to
undermine his objections at once.
Why, on moral grounds, should a
man refuse? Can any reason for
his refusal be given that would
not be equally good reason for his
refusal, as a citizen, to participate
in sustaining the saloon by his
vote and sharing in it's guilty
gains? 1t does not seem to us
there can be. Every man who
would have conscientious scru pies
against going behind bar and
serving out liquor ought
to have conscientious scrup-
les against voting tc license and
authorize any one else to do it.
The New Voice.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06
Mr.. Boyd's Reason for Resignimg Superin-
tendency Of Orphans Home.

The report on ministerial edu-
cation and relief, made to the
Presbyterian Synod at Hender-
sonville last week, shows that the
number of candidates for the
ministry this year is $40, an in
crease of II over that of last year.
The amount contributed for min
lsterial education this year was
~, 5O7. .53, while the contribution
to ministerial relief amounts to
50, 11l.02. There are at present
l6 benefciaries of this latter fund
in the Synod.
The report on Orphans Home
recommended that Synod approve
the resignation of Superintendent
R. W. Boyd, which has been &C.
cepted by the board of regents,
Mr.. Boyd announced that his rea-
son for resigning was not Oh &C.
count of i'll health or age but that
he had resigned in order to be
able to speak of the needs of the
Institution freely and impartially.
He then spoke of some of the
needs.
Union Theological Seminary at
Richn ond, which is controlled; by
the synods of Virginia and North
Carolina, will celebrate it's 10Oth
anniversary in 1912. A recon-
mendation that the two synods
raise an endowment fund of $780,
900 for the institution, North
Carolina's part to be $135, 900,
was adopted. Rev, DR.. Richar rds,
of Statesville, was elected tlus-
tee Of the Seminary.
The report of the superintend-
ent of Synodical home missions
showed that $4,000 have been
given to home missions this year
about ST. a member. There have
been ~ home mission pastors en-
ployed and under their ministry
1,347 persons have professed con-
version and 615 of these have
joined the Presbyterian Church.
The Synod will meet at Now
Berne next year.-StatesYille
Landmark.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06
BIG FIRE AT -ALBEMARLE.
Newspaper and Horses Burn Brown
Bros. Lose a Fine Team.

| ALBEMARIE, Nov. 3.-Thi
morning at 2 O'Clock fire brok'
out in the building owned by Miss
Sally Blalock andsoccupled by Mr.
J. L. Efrd as a livery stable, or
Second street, totally consuming il
together with evrything therin
Eighteen head Of horses vas burn.
ed alive, with all of the vehicles,
feed, etc., in the building. When
the fire wss discovered it was 30
far advanced that saving it was
impossible. From this the nice
two-story brick building of The
Stanly Enterprise, just completed
caught and, despite the faithful
aid to save it, it was in a mass of
flames within 20 minutes. All Of
the presses and outfit were burned
with the exception of two or three
small job presses. J. D Bivins
editor of The Enterprise, had just
moved into the second floor of the
building and a lot of his house.
hold furniture was burned before
it could be removed. 1t was only
by the most heroic work the resi-
dence occupied by Rev. II. A.
Mccullough was saved. The wind
from the west was blowing briskly
when the fire was first discovered,
but soon thereafter it calmed, just
in time to save thousands of dol
lars worth of property from the
angry flames.
Mr.. Efird had eleven horses in
the stable of his own that were
burned to death; Mr.. Brown, of
Concord, had team, said to be
worth at least $500 to be burned;
DR., W. G. Fitzgerald had fine
horse burned DR.. J. N. Anderson
a horse and buggy and all Of his
instruments; DR.. J. Clegg Hall,
one horse and buggy and all in
stru ments; L. A. Moody, one
horse, and Sheriff S. R. Green
also had horse and buggy burn
cd. The total loss caused by the
burning of the stables is estimated
at least $500, without mention
ing the loss of Editor Bivins is
near $1,000. He carried $4,000
insurance on his printing press
and outfit and household furniture
but as he just finished the build
ding he had not one cent of in
surance on it, and it was one of
the prettiest buildings in Albe-
marie. The total damages will
aggregate at least $4,000 over and
above insurance. There was not
cent of insurance on any of the
property burned in the stables;
neither was the building insured.
Observer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06

To check a cold quickly, get
from your druggist some little
Candy Cold Tablets called Pre-
ventics. Druggists everywhere are
now dispensing Preventics, for
they are not onlys afe, but decided
ly certain and prompt. Preven-
tics contain no quinine, no laxa-
tive, nothing harsh nor sickening.
Taken at the ''sneeze stage Pre-
ventics will prevent Pneumonia.
Bronchitis, La Grippe, etc. Hence
the name, Preventics. Good for
feverish children, 48 Preventics
70 cents. Trial Boxes 5 cts. Sold
by Grimes Drug Store.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06
When the ha.hv Ia or!

When the baby is cross and has
you worried and worn out you will
find that a little Cascasweet, the
we'll known remedy for babies and
children, will quiet the little one
in a short time. The Ingredients
are printed plainly on the bottle.
Contains no opiates. Sold by
James Plummer and all druggists.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06
CONCORD AND CABARRUS COUNTY.
Two 0ne-Legged Soldiers Fight. The
Southern Railway Sends Firemen a Check,

Two 0ne-Legged Soldiers Fight. Th|
Southern Railway Sends Firemen a Check
Concord Times. October 29th, Nov. 1st.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Melton, who
formerly lived on Spring street
have moved to Salisbury.
ThesSouthern Railway has sent
the Concord fremen a check fol
$50 for their valuable services al
the fire caused from the wreck o1
No. IS about the first of Septem.
Der.
We regret to note that Dr..
Gurley Moose, Of Mt. Pleasant,
who has been confined to his bed
for eight weeks, is no better. He
had a spell of typhoid fever,
which is now complicated with
other troubles. DR.. Moose's faith
er, A. W. Moose, is also confined
to his bed.
The contract for the erection Of
the cotton warehouse in Concord
was let this week to R. A. Brown
& Sens. The material is already
being hauled on the ground, and
work on the warehouse will begin
at once. It will be pushed rapidly
to completion, and..it is expected
that,it will be ready for the stor-
age of cotton in about two weeks.
Another petition for the pardon
of George Hall, who was convicted
of assisting in the lynching of the
three negroes at Salisbury during
August of last year and sentenced
to a term of Is years in the PEN
itentiary, is being circulated in
Rowan. We hope the Governor
will pardon him, and we think SO
out Of every 100 people entertain
the same hope.
There will be an adjourned
meeting of Concord Presbytery in
the First Presbyterian church OF
this city next Tuesday at 2:30 p
m. The special business to be at
tended to is to act Oh the resign
alton of Rev. O. II. Mathews, pas
tor of Bethpage church.
On last Saturday two old vet
erans, Messers. Jackson Llnker,
of No. 1 township, and S. L.
Laney, of Union county, both
one-legged, got into little scrlm-
mage III the back lot in rear of
The Times Office. Both were
drinking a little. Laney was
singing an old song rather hilar-
iously, when Linker asked him to
desist. One word led on to an
other, when Mr.. Laney raised his
crutch and hit Mr.. Linker on
the head. The latter then went
for him right, as his fighting
blood was up, and as result
Laney soon had bad right eye.
They wece up before Police JUS
tice Mcconnell Monday but were
dismissed without fine.
While working at his gin in No.
6 township last Monday after
noon, W. J. P. Goodman had sew
eral of his fingers cut off by the
gin saw. It may be necessary to
have his hand amputated.
Rev. J. P. Miller will ba in
stalled as pastor of Holy Trinity
Lutheran church at Mt. Pleasant
on Sunday, November 10. The
services will be conducted by Rev.
II. A. Mccullough, now of Alpe-
marie, and Rev. V. Y. Boozer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06
DRUkKARD'S AWFUL DEED.
Rum Soaked Man Kills Woman Who Gave
Him Birth and Remorse Suicide.

! huln- -SOdkeQ MdI killS woman VINO ia
| Him Birth and Remorse Suicide.
One of the most awful tragedie
that ever occurred in North Care
lima took place Friday night i
Gulledge township, Anson county
when Ellis Hightower. a drunkar
and a noted wh1skey-dea1er sho
and killed his mother, and late
Icut his throat with razor whe]
he realized the enormity of hi
crime.
The idea Of a man, soaked witt
whiskey, shooting his mothe
down like dog, will cause ever,
one who reads of the tragedy tt
shudder, especially when it ii
learned that mother poured ou1
her love for her boy, as in this
case.
Ellis Hlghtower, well-knowr
white man, went to the home OF
his mother Friday, about 12 miles
from Wadesboro. He had been
drinking hard and was in semi
delirious condition. About nine
O'Clock he and his mother and
sister We're sitting on the porch,
and his mother was telling him
how she loved him, doubtless
pleading with him to drink no
more.
Presently he dropped off iuto
sleep and his mother spoke to
arouse him. Starting up, he de-
manded' "Who are you?''s and
fired a .3S-cahbre ball through
her heart. Gasping, "Ellis, you
have killed me-" the woman who
gave him birth fell dead.
Hightower sat by her side until
the physician came, having in
the meantime thrown his pistol
away. Saturday morning he went
to his own home, where he had a
wife and four little children, cut
his shroat with 3 razor, dying in
few hours.
What makes this sicken1ng
tragedy all the more horrible is
that sHightower loved his mother
and in bis m, J would have died
before he would have harmed a
hair on her head. But drunk, he
knew not what he did. He
was "a years old and had been a
hard drinker and dealt in whiskey
extensively,
Ellis Hightower was a brother
of F. M. Hightower, who is now
in the saloon business in Wades-
boro and who has made arrange
ments to 60 to Wilmington when
the prohibition law goes into ef-
feet in Anson.
The Hightower family went
from Davie county to Anson
about 25 years ago. They are all
natives Of Fork Church section.
The old man Hightower was a
blacksmith. He went west many
years ago and fora long time moth
ing was heard of him. Meanwhile
the boys began hauling whiskey
to Anson and finally moved down
there. After a number of years
the old man went back to Fork
Church and his wife returned
from Anson, and they lived In
Davie until the old man died, then
Mrs. Hightower returned to her
sons IN Anson. Many people in
Davie know the family, as do
some in this county and in Lex
ington.
Mrs. Tom Hartley, of Yadkin
College, is sister of Ellis and r,
M. Hightower, Ellis is said to have
been well-off, owing considerable
property. He had stock in a Sal
isbury saloon.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1907-11-06

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch
Hazel Salve penetrates the pores
thoroughly cleanse-and is
healing and soothing. Good for
piles. Sold by James Plummer
and all druggists.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-15

will be very sad affair. There will
be dead marches and funereal pomp,
and black plumes.
Then there will be the gathering
for the parade. All! that will be a
sight for tired eyes. There will be
a forest of color, the red. white and
blue and the purple and white, the
first for the Eagles, and the last for
the Elks. Every eagle and every Elk
must wear his colors and must be in
the parade. The Elks will gather
at Butler Hall at O'Clock, and the
Eagles will circle around the Richie
lieu. Then the aerie and the herd
will march towards each other and
will meet at Main street and Brough-
er avenue.
1t will be motley parade. There
will be all sorts of birds and all
sorts of costumes for the occasion.
The sheriff himself will be at the
head of the parade. This arrange
ment Ia SO that he cannot see what
Is going on in the ranks.
Ed. Malley, the chief of police, will
be on big truck drawn by six
horses. He will be in ring--baseball
costume, and will stand with his
arms folded while the procession is
under way. He is the hero of the
day, the star twirler of the Eagles.
Behind the truck will follow an Elk,
disguised as burro, who, when NAL
ley bows to the admiring throng,
will sing: "Hee, haw!"