The Monroe Journal from Monroe, North Carolina • Page 6

LOCAL NEWS. NS3S0 BURNED AT. STAKE. We Give Away Absokteh Free TVw Pronle't Common Sense Medical English, or Medicine Simplified, by R. V.

Pierce, M. Chief Consulting Physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Sur ileal Institute at Buffalo, book of 1008 Urge pages aad Pellagra a Stomach Poison Not Contagious. Atlanta Journal. "Pellagra is postively not con-tageous," states Dr. Roy Harris, secretary of the state board of health," as it is the result of poisonous foods instead of germs.

Dr. Harris is one of the best informed physicians in the south, and his opinion on any medical question carries weight. "In reality it is ptomaine poisoning caused by eating corn products from diseased grain, and the whole agitation and fear of pellagra is due to the ignoranae of people who should be better informed." Dr. Harris contends that one oyer 700 illustrations, in strong paper covers, to any one sending 21 one-cent tamps to cover cost of mailing only, or, in French Cloth binding for 31 stamps. Over 680,000 copies of this complete Family Doctor Book were sold in cloth binding at regular price of $1.50.

Afterwards, one and half million copies were given away as above. A new, up-to-date revised edition is now ready for mailing. Better send NOW, before all are gone. Address World's Dis-MNSJUtr Medical Association, R. V.

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of Costtr Adviser, in Plain fl" C. English, Mgr. Cotton Gins and Cotton! Don't forget that we write Policies on Cotton Gins and Cotton, said that you can take a Policy iust for the Ginning Season if you want to. Will write your Cotton at any location and for any length of time. Phone 298.

Ins. Dept. Savings. Loan Trust Co. Monroe, N.

C. N. The first bale of this year's cotton grown in Uniqn County was sold to Rodman and Brown of Waxhaw last Tuesdav, bv Mr. S. F.

McGuirt of Rehobeth. The first bale in this count was grown and sold bv Mr. T. Privitt and sold here on Thurs Mr. J.

C. Winchester has sold his home place three miles west of Monroe, on the Tindall road, to Mr. Rosser Wolfe of Mecklenburg county. The place contains 27 acres and there is a nice cottage and good outbuildings on it. Consideration $2,300.

Mr. Wolfe will move to his new home in the near future. Mr. Thomas Tice diivl August 20th at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. John Evans, in Marsh-ville township, Mr.

Tice was 77 years of age. He was a good old man, one who had regard for his fellowman and fear of God. He was a faithful member of the Primitive Baptist church. Surviving Mr, Tice are five sons and one daughter. Funeral services were conducted at Bethel church last Monday by Elder J.

F. Mills. Col. II. G.

Hotchkiss of Buford township celebrated his eightieth birthday a few days ago by cutting a big load of hay with a mowing blade and hauling in two loads of hay he had cut the two days previous. One of his neighbors says that there is not a man in the world, age considered, who can mow more hay in a day than can Colonel Hotchkiss. Mr. R. F.

Kiser of Buford township was thrown from a buggy last Tuesday afternoon while on his way home from Monroe and near Mr. D. Flow's place two miles south of town. Mr. Kiser was dragged about 30 yards, being caught between the buggy top and hind wheel.

The mule Mr. Kiser was driving taking fright at an automobile caused the accident. Mr. Kiser is painfully bruised, but no bones are broken. Re-Sale of Valuable City Property By virtue of an order and decree made by the Superior Court of Union county, in a special proceeding wherein R.

B. Redwine, executor of the estate of Julia B. Hunter, deceased, is plaintiff and Minnie O. Matthews, etals. are defendants, I will, on Saturday, the 16th day of September, A.

1911, offer for sale at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the court house door in Monroe, N. that valuable residential property known as the E. C. Hicks place, situated and being in the city of Monroe and in the eastern part thereof, a description of which may be seen by reference to the petition filed in the above named proceeding. This will probably be the last opportunity to buy this valuable property and those interested in it should be present at 12 o'clock on that day.

Bidding will begin at the sum of $3600 ana the terms are as follows: one third of the purchase money to be paid in cash and the remainder on a credit of eight months, with approved security, and title retained until all the purchase money has been paid. This the 8th day of August, 1911. R. B. REDWINE, Commissioner and Executor.

DOCTOR H.D.STEWART PHYSICIAN, MONROE, N. C. If yon desire my aerrlc9, call me through iesldence 'phone 141 Office 'phone 7. Office hoar to from to I fi. m.

Office over Union Drug Compacj'i. Be. dene on LDeuter Tnn. W. B.

HOUSTON, SURGEON DENTIST, Office cp stairs, Fitxgcrald Buildiag, Northwest of Courthouse, Monroe, N. C. A. M. Stack J.

J. Parker STACK PARKER, Attorneys-at-Law, Monroe, N. C. Mr. Parker will practice in all Criminal Courta, either for" State or Defense.

Offices in Law BIdg. Ney McNeely Vance McNeely McNEELY McNEELY, Attorneys-at-Law. Monroe, N. C. Practice in the State and Federal courts.

Office up-stairs over P. O. DR. B. C.

REDFEARN, Dentist, Office one door south of C. Bruner's Store. Phone 232. Monroe C. At Marshville on 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month and Matthews on 2nd and 4th Mondays.

J. M. A Attorney-at-Law. C. Office in Loan Trust Building.

1 Phone 29. Rooms 2 3. DR. R. L.

PAYNE, Physician and Sturgeon, Monroe. N. C. Office over Maddry Willson's store, Shute'a new building. Office hours 11 to 12 a.m., 2 to 4 p.m.

Residence phone 273-R. Mob of Hundreds of Men, Women and Children Behold the Sickening Sight. 'Purcell, August 24th. While 3,000 men, women and children stood by shouting their approval, Peter Carter, a negro, who had been captured by three members of his own race and i-dentified as the man who vlast night attacked Mrs. Minnie Spraggins, wife of a farmer, was burned to death On a brush pile in the main street of Purcell, at 5 o'clock, this afternoon.

Deputy Sheriff Hayes and Under-Sheriff Faris, who attempted fb rescue the negro from the crowd, were overpowered and locked in the-court house, Mrs. Spraggins was assaulted while alone in her home one mile south of Purcell. After the deed, the negro set fire to the Sprag gins nome. Mrs. tspraggms husband saw the flames while working in the fields and rushed into the house in time to rescue his wife.

She said Carter, who fo-merely worked on the ISpraggins farm, had attacked her. Carter was found and taken into custody, but on the way to jail Carter escaped. Farmers of the neighborhood made an all night search for Carter, but in vain. This afternoon Hugh Henry, a negro janitor, noticed a strange negro hiding under a box car near the Oklahoma Central Railway station. With the aid of two other negroes who had armed themselves to find the assailant of Mrs.

Spraggins', the negro janitor pulled Carter from beneath the car. He was taken to the main street of Purcell, where a great crowd had gathered. ''Turn the negro over to me," said a tall farmer who had suddenly assumed command of the crowd. The jailor and his 4 aides obeyed. Carter Was taken across the street and in an instant the men and boys were gathering brush and piling it around his feet.

At this juncture Deputy Sheriff Hayes and Under Sheriff Farris arrived and pleaded with the mob to turn the prisoner over to the law. "Men of Purcell, if you lynch, this man, it will be the darkest spot on yourselves and the town of Purcell that any town lias ever experienced." That's all right sheriff, shouted one of the mob, "but we must protect our wives and daughters from black hounds." The sheriff pleaded with the mob, saying the ynegro would be given an instant trial and that there would be no chance for him to escape. After the sheriff had concluded, the officers were led to the court house presumably to confer with some of the leaders. As they entered a room in the building the key was turned in the lock and the officers were held prisoners until the negro was dead. As soon as the sheriff and his assistants had been locked up the negro was led to where an oil soaked bush heap had been built around a telephone pole.

He was tied to the pole, shrieking and imploring for mercy. The pile was lighted and the crowd cheered as the flames licked the victim's Men and women in motor cars stood up to watch him After the flames had died down the crowd slowly dispersed. The negro 's bdy was burned to a crisp. Mrs. Spraggins, who is not expected to live, said Carter entered her home last night and hit her on the head with a piece of gas pipe, beating her until she was unconscious.

An old mattress was torn up and scattered over her body. The negro had set the mattress afire and fled. As Mrs. Spraggins was crawling from the fire the negro re-appeared and again struck her with the pipe, breaking her jaw. Mr.

Spraggins, who had gone out on the farm to -do some work, noticed the flames from the burning structure and rushing to the house rescued his wife, unconscious. la a few minutes more Mrs. Spraggins would have been dead and the crime would have been hidden by the flames. i Happieet Girl Jn Lincoln. A Lincoln, girl writes, "I had been ailing for some time with ehronio constipation and stomach trouble.

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CALDWELL District Agent person cannot catch pellagra from another, and says that no one need be afraid of sleeping in the same room with a person afflict ed with the disease. "It is simply caused by what is eaten, and nothing else," says the doctor. The disease has been known in Italy for a hundred years, says Dr. Harris, and it has been under treatment there for some time It is not a new disease, but it was discovered in the south only in the past few years. Now there are over 50,000 cases in the southern states alone.

According to Dr. Harris this disease could be prevented by an act of the legislature preventing the shipment of western corn into the south, and he believes that if such an act were passed that pellagra would be unknown in Georgia in five years. Western corn, to a great extent, is damaged greatly by the weather during the winter. It is then shipped south, and the diseased grain causes a kind of ptomaine poison which is called pellagra. "Unless taken at an early stage the disease is practically incurable, being recurrent," said Dr.

Harris. "This means that after the patient has apparently been cured, and there is no rash in his body, it is apt to break out again in a couple of years, worse than before." Dr. Harris believes pellagra is a serious problem for the southern physicians, and believes their fight will be useless unless the lawmakers come to their aid. $100 Reward, $100 The reader of this paper will h. pleased to ltarn that tlicn- is at hast on.

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PRESSON, PROP'R PHONE IBS. 4 'i: W.tVfc.-'i The Stevens, Family. The first Stevens in the terri-torry of Union county was E-manuel Stevens who came from Virginia, and who was supposed to have done service in the Revolutionary War. The fact that no perfect roster of the Southern troops was kept, and the further fact that many of the soldiers were too patriotic to accept pay, made it impossible to get a perfect record of who did Revolutionary service in the Southern States. Well, this hmunuel Stevens became the fa ther of three sons, two iof whom went to the West, and one, named Squire, remained in what is now Union county.

This Squire btevens married Elizabeth, dau ghter of William Houston, who was the progenitor of the Union county and reared a family. The children were Amos Stevens, Mrs. Margaret Bivens, Mrs. Nancy Kerr, Mrs. Hannah Carelock, Abner Houston Stevens, Squire Stevens, Jane Stevens and Hariet Stevens.

The descendants of Abner Stevens and of Squire Stevens, are not in this part of the country. The descendants of the daughters of the first Squire Stevens are rather numerous. The son, Amos Stevens, is the father of the Stevens family now in Union county. Amos Stevens was the father of ex-Sheriff A. Stevens, who was father of Hon.

R. L. Stevens, Dr. Sam Stevens, Rev. George Stevens, Mrs.

Dr. H. Smith, Mrs. J. R.

English, Mrs Bruce Adams of Monroe and Will Stevens of Charlotte; Samuel Stevens, who was the father of John Stevens, Mrs. Phifer, Mrs. Terrence, Mrs. M. E.

Crow-ell, and Mrs. D. G. Long- John Stevens, who was the father of M. L.

Stevens and J. II. Stevens who used to live in Monroe and William and Leander Stevens. who died without issue. The Ste- venes are a people noted for their high sense of honor, their interest in the public welfare, and their good common sense.

Ney McNeely, in Waxhaw Enterprise. Mrs. S. H. Laney came home last Wednesday after spending a long while in a hospital.

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To either class or the two combined, Rocky River Springs offers unusual advantages. To those in search of health, nature provides its remedies in varied forms. A system of four springs Arsenic, Magnesia, Sulphur, and Iron, all in close proximity, cannot be duplicated the world over, Eye-sight is not restored to the blind nor is the paralytic made whole, but disease in all ol its forms must and does yield to the vitalizing, curative powers of these waters. If stomach troubles and impaired digestive organs leave life languishing, the stomach pump may be discarded, the light cereals for- fotten, and timi nature can here yield to the craving demand of the appetite. We speak wren positive records and results before us, and know that the most stubborn cases of dyspepsia and indigestion yield to the curative properties of the waters within a few days' time.

Guests during the past seasons who had subsisted on milk and cereals for years were restored to their normalondition withitf 15 to 20 days time. Singular and marvelous are the results, but they are beyond dispute. Catarrh of the stomach and inflammation of the bowels and bladder find a complete and absolute remedy here. 1 A physician of prominence who suffered from inflammation of the lower intestines was completely cured in ten days. We have records before us of absolute cures of Diabetes and Bright's Disease.

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