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I SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $2.00 Six months $1.25 Three months . .75. Single copies 10c each Vol. 4. No. 36 ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, AUG. 4, 1921. $2.00 PER YEAR Rockingham Market AUG. 4 Gooi Middling 10 12 Strict nuddlioi 10 ' 4c M.ddUng 10 New York Future i Ch:cd Todiy 13.14, N 13.55, Ju 13.50 Harrington Acquitted of Murder John Harrington Acquitted of Murder of Edward Kollock, Both Colored. Court Adjourned at 1 1 O'clock Sat urday Night. Arch Davis Fined $50 and Costs. Jim Davis' Road Sentence Held Up Pending Good Behavior. Dennis Jessup Fails to Show Up for Trial. Next Terms of Court : Civil, Sept. 5. Crim inal, Sept. 26. Civil Nov. 7. Civil Dec. 5. The term of Superior Court for trial of criminal cases came to a close Saturday night about 10:30 o'clock, after having been grinding steadily all the week. The last day, Saturday, was tak en up with the trial of John Har rington charged with the murder of Edward Kollock. The jury took the case about 7:30 Satur day night and at 10 o'clock re turned a verdict of acquittal. In this paper last week was given the names of the Grand Jury that will serve for six months; instead of Walter Lamp ley the name should be Dargan Lampley. The corrected list of Grand Jurors is as follows, with W. E. Harrison as foreman: John L. Everett G W Coggm W. E. Harrison JIM Covington, Jr W. P. lohnson A F Blalock S D Tanner Jno C Covington t). W, Grahr.m J R Garrett W. J. Goodwin H J Covington E M I.eGrand J II Thrower Walter Robinson C G Crepps 1 1 Ehrci Dargain Lampley Richmond county has 11 terms of Court a year four for crimi nal cases and seven for civil. The next civil term begins Sept. 5th, with a criminal term Sept. 26th, another civil term Nov. 7th and still another civil term Dec. 5th. So that there will be but one other criminal term between now and January 1st. Judge T. B. Finley will preside at the fall terms. Not counting any additions made by this term of Court, the chain gang numbers 32 ten of whom are white. The camp is now about a mile from Ghio, working the Hamlet-Ghio road. As the naner announced last week, the case ol tne state vs R W RarksHalp for soliciting xm v v wt orders for vinous extracts for (Typhoid fever w:is practically un Garrett & Co., came to an end at known in the Allied Armies of mil 7:10 o'clock Thursday evening lions of men necessary living under with the conviction of the de fendant. The Judge sentenced him to serve six months on the roads, capias to issue on motion of the Solicitor. Appearance putty (rom a pMe m a rear window of bond of $300 was required for E. Haywood's store, next to Stephenson- UUMU v t Belk s, and entering the store proceeded him tO appear here at the Janil- t0 steal quite a quanity oi odds and ends, an' and Julv terms for 12 months from the cash register. Which had been J - . leit open, he took about to in change. tO Show good behavior. InlS About two dozen pocket knives were was a hard-fought case, the Gar- taken, several Cheap watches, cigarettes )? .. .. , DOCketbooks etc. Leaving tne store the rett Company sending its best t;iie; considerately replaced the glass, legal talent here to defend their No due has been obtained as yet. Mr. hal . Haywood next dav had strong iron bars drummer, as well as eminent paced as a protection to his rear win chemical experts. Solicitor Brock I ic tn hp rommended for his ef- Mrs. W. N. Everett, Jr., spent today in is to De commenueu iui nra w Wadesboro gomg t0 attend the funeral forts to Stamp OUt the Sale OI this afternoon of her aunt, Mrs. Marie alcoholic extracts. He was ably Marshall, who died Wednesday night, aivuiium. following a stroke ot paralysis suffered a Continued on Page 7 week ago. tlHlsssDO i " 1 rn ! f& THE BENEFIT OF INSURANCE THE cost of insurance is so small you do not realize you have paid it. After the loss its benefits are so great you marvel that anyone would even consider being with out it. The spectre of possible and sudden ruin never bothers the man who has his possessions pro tected by insurance. HOW ABOUT YOU ? Richmond Insurance & Realty Company A. G. Corpcning, Sec.-Treas. Office in Hotel Building. VACCINATION IMPORTANT Why Be Vaccinated Against Typhoid Fever? The Answer is Simple. County and State to Provide FREE Vaccination Treatment For Rich mond County People. Read the Schedule. The time for the opening ilate of the Free vaccination campaign iigainst typhoid fevor is hut a few days off. And as the time draws nigh, many citizens probably find themselves in a sympathetic posi tion with a certain colored trooper from North Carolina in he Inst few minutes before an early morning at tack upon a treacherous German stronghold. The conversation that took place between the negro sol dier and his lieutenants Was about as- follows: "Dave, in a few min utes we are to go over the top in an attack that will be a light to the finish. Do you wish to make a w ill before we charge?" "will nuthin; the only will dat I s thinkin' bout is. will I git hack?" No doubt many of you are making yourself, as you think of your duty about getting vaccinated, is it any good? Will it prevent typhoid fever? Will it hurt me, or keep me away from my work? And there are, no doubt, a few people with an unfor tunate imagination who are. really wondering if they risk their lives by being vaccinated. To those of you who are thus perplexed, please receive the assurance from your S'ate Hoard of Health thai vaccina tion will prevent typhoid fever and that there is no danger O'- had ef fects that can result therefrom, donww onoff8htacmao bgkqj The best illustration of ihe value ol typhoid vaccine case of the armies is seen in the of the world. Continued on page two Haywood's Store Robbed. IS BEST REALIZED AFTER THE FIRE SMALL COTTON CROP Government Issues Estimate of Yield oi Only 8,203,000 Bales. Smallest Crop Since 1895. Last Year's Crop Was 13,365,745. North Carolina Expected to Raise Only 604,000 Bales As Compared with 912,197 Last Year. South Carolina 857,000 Compared with 1,610,471 Last Year. Market Acting Firmer. The Government issued its reg ular monthly report Monday as to the condition of the cotton crop up to July 25th. It showed the crop had fallen of 4 1-2 per cent from June 25th period, and the indicated yield had decreased by 230,000 bales. The coming season's production was forecast ed at 8,203,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, and the condition as of July 25th was stated to be 64.7 per cent of normal, the low est percentage ever given for this date in the season. A month ago the Department named a condition of 69.2 and on that basis estimated a probable yield of 8,433,000 bales. A year ago at this time the estimated con dition was 70.7 and the indicated yield 12,519,000 bales; the actual outturn of the 1920 crop was 13, 365,754 bales. As a result of the Government reporl Monday the New York cotton market advanced about three-quarters of a cent, and it is believed it will do even better when the trade fully realizes that it is a genuinely short crop. Also on Monday Secretary Hester, of the New Orleans Exchange, gave out a statement of the carry over of American cotton at the end of Julv as being 9,194,000 bales as compared with 6,216,000 last year. Included in the total were Continued on page 8. Fire at Mill. The tire alarm was sounded from Pee Dee No. 1 mill Wed nesday night about 11 o'clock, the watchman, Mr. Currie, hav ing discovered lire in the picker room. The room quickly filled with a dense smoke, but the overhead sprinkler system oper ated and the fire was soon out. About 8 bales of cotton were damaged, and two aprons on openers burned; these two open ers will be out of commission for possibly a week. The only other damaee was bv water, the total possibly amounting from $300 to $500. Spontaneous combustion no doubt caused the fire in the cot ton. Examination for Teachers. State Examination for white and colored teachers for all classes of State Certificates. Rpnrlintx Circle work and second j grade certificates will be held in i Rockingham on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 30th and 31st. L. J. BELL, Supt. We insure you against loss by FIRE WIND WATER LIGHTNING ACCIDENT DEATH. TRIES TO KILL WIFE, KILLS SELF INSTEAD Malphus Burt, Colored, of Hoffman, Monday Breaks Gun Stock Over Wife's Neck, Gun Goes Off and Malphus is Killed. Was Pardoned Last December After Serving 8 of a 20 Year Sentence for Killing a Woman on December 16, 1912. Malphus 1". Burt, a colored man living at Hoffman, on last Monday afternoon shortly before dusk acci dentally shot himself through the abdomen as he was trying to kill his wife, and died instantly. The coroner, A. M. Smith, was summoned from Rockingham to hold an inquest, and this he did about 10:30 Monday night with the following as a jury: ('.. W. Wrenn, J. W. Butler, .lames Aarner, J. T. Latham, W. H. Kirk and It. M. Vim canon. These examined Laura Hurt. Wife of the dead man, an Mattie- Blue, sister of Laura. After hearing the evidence the jury reported that Hurt came to his death from a gun shot wound ;it his ow n hands. Briefly summarized the facts in the death are as follows: Laura Hurt and Mattie Blue were passing through a corner of the VV. H. My ers peach orchard when they met Malphus Burt. Hurl hail a shot gun and without further ado shot at his wife; he then grasped the barrel of his weapon and struck her over the back of the head and neck such a blow that it broke the stok off and in so doing it accidentally fired the remaining barrel, the load taking effect in his abdomen and killing him. The in jury to his wife by the blow re Continued on Page 5. High Priced Timber. The Pee Dee Manufacturing Company recehed by express, what looked to be just an ordi- nary log ot wood about six teet 1-,t-wy P.nf wlin tl-in' cnin th'it' lJlit. . 1,1 IV. Ii '(-V. .iii ii it cost $67.00 and weighed 475 pounds, it called for more looks and some comments. It is "Lignum-Vitae" and is used to make step bearings to go under the water wheels at the mill, and this came from India, and was expressed to Rocking ham from New York. A local lumberman looked it over ana saiu mat u came io Blacker Tuesday for recovery oi about $1250.00 per thousand feet. L. and cajf and won the Have anv of the local lumber- . rw ..- Wmirv an men any lumber on hand that I suit. Atty. Ozmei Henry ap thev would be willine to sell at ! oeared for Gains, and W. K. i i t . x a that price. Cockman Buys Store. Hurley Cockman Tuesday bought from McRae Grocery Co., the stock of George A. Seawell, and he Wednesday reopened the store in the same stand in the Hin son Block where Mr. Seawell ran a gro cery for some time. PUSH ROCKINGHAM WARD. FOR- , , . iAAAAkA4kJllillhA4h " W WW w w W w w W w w w V W w W W w w w W W W W W- w w -w - - Why Deposit Your Money in this Bank ? BECAUSE vou Because it is your Home Bank. Because its Officers and Directors are all Home People, and are known to you, AND ARE YOUR FRIENDS. Because your friends are more vitally interested in YOUR future welfare than others can possibly be. Because the Bank is conducted on safe and sound business principles, and takes no chances with other people's money. Safety Depo.it Bom lor rent in OUR NEW VAULT-$2.50, $5.00 and $10.00 per year. The Richmond County Savings Bank ROCKINGHAM, N. C "The Bank On the Square" Open each SATURDAY until 5 p. . COUNTY TAX RATE County Commissioners Met Monday And Arranged Tax Rate for 1921 of $1.80 on Poll And 60c Property. Carl Shores Made Rural Policeman ! at $125 Salary. 0. G. Reynolds Re-Elected Welfare Supt. Two Jury Lists Drawn for Sept. 5th and ' 26th Terms. ' had been finished, the baseball The County Commissioners in team disbanded and the season session Monday named Carl C. for 1921 came to a close. There Shores as Rural Policeman for was little organization and no ef Richmond county at a salary of fort to keep the team going. Last $125 per month, he to serve as . summer a number of local fans such as long as the Board may fost about $1,000 on the team, see fit. He is of course under but this summer the amounts the Sheriff. i contributed by various ones was The Board of Education and J very small. No hardship was Commissioners met jointly dur-; placed on any one. And this is ing the day and re-elected O. G. ! well, for it will no doubt mean Reynolds as Supt. of Public Wei- j that a real league can be formed fare for next summer. The jury for Sept. 5th civil Hamlet has 'had this summer term and Sept. 26th criminal term, were drawn; the names are given in this issue. The tax levy for 1921 was made out, the levy being increas-j ed from 58 cents on the 3100 to 60 cents; and the poll tax raised j no understanding existed be ftom$1.74to $1.80. The books tween these various towns for will be ready for payment ofjan interchange of games. To taxes Oct. 1st. The PoST-DlS- make baseball pay and thrive patch is here giving a compar ison of the tax rate for 1920 with the new rate for 1921 : Tax Levy for 1920 and 1921 1920 1921 State schools .13 co State tax County schools .18 .33 General County: Gen. Co. .08 .08 Poor ' .01 .01 Co. Pensions .01 .01 Co. Bonds .03 .03 .13 .13 County Roads 14 .U Total11 .58 .60 Poll Tax Levy for 1920 and 1921 1920 1021 State schools .39 no State tax County schools .54 1.17 General County .24 ."6 Poor .03 .03 Pensions .03 .03 County Bonds .09 .09 Comity Roads .42 .42 Total $1.74 " $1.80 L Jury list is on page 6 Suit Over Cow. Tnhn Gains, colored, sued F, I r i Jones for Blacker It seems that Gains' wife sold the cow and calf, on which Great Falls had a mortgage, to F. Blacker for $25, and then ran away with another negro. And so John brought this action to recover his proper ty. BUILD A BUILDING. neod "The Bank On the Square" and TEAM DISBANDS Local Baseball Season Ends. Plans Underway for a Six Club "Seaboard" League For Next Summer. Just after a nice grandstand, with seating capacity for 300. (and still has) a first-class ball team. It is a hard-hitting bunch of splendid material. Monroe, Wadesboro, Laurinburg and Lum- berton have all had good teams The onlv trouble has been that there must be centive, and a a rivalry, an m '"percentage" col- umn. There should next summer be started the "Seaboard' league, composed of the six towns on the Seaboard Monroe, Wadesboro, Rockingham, Hamlet, Laurin burg and Lumberton. And if desired, the neighboring towns of Cheraw and Bennettsville could be added without making the jumps expensive. The rail way schedule between the six towns is almost like a street-car Continued or ;-Tge two. Smith to Court. Younger Smith, son oi Y. M. Smith, living 5 miles from Os borne, was tried before Squire Mullis this (Thursday) morning 'charge:! with receiving stolen cloth, the property of Hannah Pickett mill. Atty. Cox, of Laur inburg, defended him, and F. W. Bynum prosecuted. Squire Mul lis bound him to Sept. 26th term c coon Oi criminal luuii unuci bond, which he and his father signed. WILLIAM S. HART IN "The Toll Gate" AT THE STAR THEATRE Friday, August, 5th Admission 20-30c the Bank Nccdt You. HIHIHHHHWHHHHHHHHHHHtl Sir 3