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The State Of North Carolina has lost :
pugnacious and also very oa,.did Justice
Of the Peace. His resignation was com
municatsd d the Legislature Of the 7th
ult., and read rey6atim a. follows:


HALIrAx, 9Th Oct. 1914.
To his Er. JOHN II. sNoreheod:


Dear Sir:-Abont seven years since,
some Of my friends, then in the Legisla-
ture-from motives probably known to
them-(but / am sure not from belief
in my qualifications for the Office e)-tho't
proper to nominate me 10 the Office Of JUS
tice Of the Peace. With little or no reflec-
ton upon the subject, the appointment was
accepted, and to use common term, was
"duly qualified" without the first qualifi-
cation, except the physical ability to sepa-
rate men who were disposed to fight.


During the time have teen in Office,
! have had seven fights, great number o.
quarrels-have been indicted twice -and
/ conceive the greatest act Of Justice
which can do to the public and myself, il
to resign my said Office Of Justice Of The
Peace-which resignation is herewith ten
dered through you to the ensuing Legisla-
ture Of our State.


lam, very respectfully, yours,
h. M. SHEARIN.