Death of Mr Davis Armfield Reflects County Manhood
The sudden illness and death of Mr Davis Armfield at 10 30 on Thursday ends a life noted for public service and integrity He served as town alderman road commissioner and fire chief and was beloved by family and neighbors He leaves aged parents and siblings and a wife Annie Ragan and a two year old daughter The funeral was held at his home with Dr J T Weaver officiating and many friends in attendance.
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Davis Armfield
Mr. Armfield
BE. A. Armfield
Messrs
Frank, Rufus
Horace
Emsley Armfield
W. C. Treath
Lee
Laney
Hudson
Armfield
Annie Ragan
High Point
J. T. Weave
Davis
Waxhaw Enterprise
PIELD
Ellie Hudson
Providence
Mamie Hill
Abermarte
Bettie Delaney
Sera 5Onsen
Stancevile Female College
Carl Wolfe
Spencer
Din Mary Wolfe
A. d Block
J. B. Godfrey
Walkersville
Emma Hunter
Matthews Chas
Whitakers
Joe Rodgies
Stout
Pembroke
William Gordon
William Gordon Jr
B.S. Green
van Wyck
Belair
Gordon
T. W. Taylor
Waco
Tex
Capt. Taylor
Raleigh Daily
the Times
Crumble
J. L. Fincher
Buford Township
William McWherter
William Richardson
W. Starnes
College Hill
Une Son
Jamies W. Starnes
Faneion Belk
of Monroe
Warren County Brutal Assault Sparks Lynching Fear
In Warrenton a man assaulted Mrs J B Chaplain then a Viejo farmer. Her father pursued, the assailant shot him and two posse members. A mob threatens lynching as sheriffs arrest the suspect and court convenes tomorrow.
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Warrenton
Alegro
George Marshall
J.B. Chaplain
Viejo
Bins
Reunion at Mrs. Starnes home near Mt Prospect
A reunion is planned at the home of Mrs. Melissa Starnes near Mt Prospect on Friday September 22. The public is invited to attend and bring well filled baskets for the gathering.
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Melissa Starnes
Mt. Prospect
Recorder Court Notes Include False Pretenses and Assaults
Walter Laney colored charged with false pretense as prosecutor omits warrant. Costs to pay. Poten Alsobrooks colored disturbance of public meeting with 10 and costs. Jesse Staten charged with assault and costs. Brady Austin trespass on hand Sol Starnes colored. Violating Contance 76 with 2.50 and costs. Gilbert Davis colored assault and battery five dollars and costs. Milt McKeithan colored assault and battery five dollars and costs.
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Walter Laney
Poten Alsobrooks
Jesse Staten
Brady Austin
Sol Starnes
Gilbert Davis
Milt McKeithan
Cotton Seed Sale Ad by Nash and Sons
The Nash and Sons seed business makes a direct offer to purchase all cotton seed available and promises free horse stalls in return. The notice emphasizes a willing buyer posture and a barter style deal among agricultural traders.
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J.B. Nash & Sen
Prices Found Guilty in Second Degree Murder Trial
In Wadesboro a jury returns verdict of murder in the second degree against Robert and Jesse Price after a two hour twenty minute deliberation. The court records seven and two other family members weeping as the defendants are led away. The judge recommends mercy for the Price brothers, with jury members and spectators moved by the family’s distress.
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Wadesboro M
Court House
Hell
Price
Ferguson
W. K. Boggan
Robert Price
Jesse Price
Dese
Lester Rushing
Mas. A. Lockhart
W. Gulledge
Mes I
Dudge
Quiet wedding in Rutherford College for Miss Shelley
Tomorrow Miss Elizabeth Shelley returns from Lee & Lee to Rutherford College home for a quiet six o'clock marriage to Hipp, whose surname remains with the Sewboard. Afterward they will reside in Mone, where they have furnished a home in the McCauley section. Misses Edith Wager and Kathrine McDowell depart tonight to attend.
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Elizabeth Shelley
Lee &Lee Company
Rutherford College
Oelock
Hipp
Mone
McCauley
Edith Wager
Kathrine McDowell
Finders win suit over buried gold in Denver cellar
Denver Republican reports Reuben Stockwell and W White won against William Taylor in a suit over 600 in gold found buried in a rock cellar. Taylor claimed ownership, but the jury ruled Stockwell and White entitled to their find. Also notes Hoke County’s new law practice moving to Raeford with Thomas & Whitley.
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Denver Republican
Reuben Stockwell
W White
William Taylor
Stockwell
White
Taylor
Tier
Murder and assault stain Ortega suburb in Jacksonville
Jacksonville Florida September report details the killing of Cicero Thompson, a carpenter, and the assault on a woman by an unknown Black assailant near Ortega. authorities fear a lynching if the suspect is captured, as neighbors seek to prevent alarm.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Icicero Thompson
Negroes and Whites Race Tension Stirred by Carola Index
A Pittsboro paper reports a controversial piece arguing against mixed-race acceptance and describes a Spartanburg incident where a Black person tried to appear white, sparking debate on racial identity. A $2,000 car owned by Rilwin Scott of Burlington was wrecked near Greenshore, its gasoline igniting after a crash, though passengers escaped serious harm.
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Carola Index
Pittsboro
Moncure
England
Spartanburg
Wyme
Shiepah
Rilwin Scott
Bure Jington
Uek Scott
Greenshore
Scott
Death of Rev Gilbert Higgs in Atlanta
Rev Dr Gilbert Higgs 67 Episcopal clergyman died Thursday in Atlanta private sanitarium Funeral services set for Friday 6 PM at St Philips Cathedral Clergymen of the city invited Higgs born of English parents Bermuda Islands studied at University of the South Sewanee ordained in IST mission work in the West served in Key West and various North Carolina parishes last six years in Atlanta to St Philips Cathedral Interment plans include taking remains to his former home in K Weat Wa for Higgs family future residence
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Higgs
Gilbert Higgs
Pete
The
Episcopal
Atlanta
St Philips Cathedral
Fiame
K Weat
Ruth
Marian Higgs
Cheronnie
Kage Wea
Bermuda Islands
University of the South
Sewanee
Tenn
Carlina
Tie
Dicocese
North Carolina
Higes
Key West
St. Andrews Mission
Yark
East Point
St. Thus
Kirkwood
Jutimma Park
St. Philips
Rested Well in Jail in Chicago Case
The story recalls a jail incident involving a husband and wife with a digressive exchange. Burg encountered relatives at the hearing room as he faced questioning. Vernon McLarty, son of Eugene McLarty, underwent an appendicitis operation in Greensboro yesterday after sudden illness at White Store.
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Chicago
Plano Manufacterer
Sears
Eas Inn
Lila
Swor
Berg
Vernon McLarty
Eugene McLarty
Greensboro
White Store
Randolph Redfean
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Philip Whitley
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Ile
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Aner
Pretty Myrtle Hawkins
Hendersonville
Tady
Johnson City
N.C
George Bradley
Myrtle Hawkins
Osceola Lake
A.M. McCall
Beatree McCall
Myrtle
Adam Bede
Hettie Sorrell
Bede
Thas
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Coachman
Star Witness
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