North Carolina Newspapers

'"Prove all things; holdfast that which is good." II Vol.ll. DUIMIM, IM. c. MARCH 20, No^lo TOWN DIHECTOHY. CHURCHES. . „ . ' idist Churtli—tvtv. A. Forbes Pastor :es lirst Sunday night, and fourth Sun morning and night. Prayermeeting jcvy Wednesday night. Sutday gchcol «very Sunday morning at 10o'clock, G. K, Oranthatn Suuerintendent. BaptUt Church.-Rev.. C. Barrett, pastor. Services every second Sunday morning and aight. Prayermeeting every Thursday night Sunday School every Sunday morning, J. C. Oiiltoril Superintendent.* Presbyterian Church.— Rev. R. • Hlue astor. Services every first and fifth Sunda: .u Truing and night. Sunda? school ever;, x.iuday morning, D. H. McLean, Superinten d ui KiHCipleChurch-ReT.A.F. Leighton pas ter services every third Sunday mornini and nipl'» Prayer meeting every Tuesda;. night. Sunday School every Sunday evening at o'clock, P. T. MasBengill Snpt. *Te» Will Baptist Church.—Elder R. C. Jackson, pastor, services every first Sun day morning and night. Primitive Baptist.—Church on Broad street virtrr WO. Turner, Pastor. Regular servi- CfcB The third Sabbath moming, and Satur- month it 11 o'ciocis. LODOB. :a I odge, No. 147, A.. F. *A. M. Hall . free V\ ill Baptist church. F. P. Joue* > V*. A Johnson, S. W.; E. A. Jone .1 u Johnson. Secretary. Regula. • atn'iis are held on the 3rd Satur s dock A. M., and on the Ist Fridaj , : o'clock p. m. in each month. All Ma iu .rood standing are cordially invited t »Ti» nd these communlcatlona. TOWN OFFICBRB. .1- A.Oatea, Mayor. i"V>MM!SSiONnS V I M. • l ens.P. T. Maa*englll, O. P. i-htll I. A Taylor, vc. H. Duncan, Pollcaaaan. OOCNTT OFFICIM -feriff,flil*« A.falßioß Clerk. Dr. I. H Wither*. Register of Deeds, A. 0. Holloway Treasurer, L. D- Matthews. Surveyor. D. P- McDonald- Coroner. Dr. J. F. McKay County Examiner, Rev. J. B. Black. Commissioners : E. F. Young. Chalrms v * Smith T A Harrtnirton. A. B. HAROLD. M. F. HATCHEK Harold & Hatcher, —ATTORNEYS AT LAW,— DUNN, N. C. Practice wherever service re quired. Prompt atteutiou to all business. Collections a specialty. Office over DEMO CRATIC BANNER. K dward W. Pou, F. H. Brooks Pou &. Brooks, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, SMITHFIELD, N. C. Claims collected. Estates set tied. Practice in Johnstoi and adjoining counties. E. S. SMITH. E. J. BARNES. SMITH & BARNES, Atiorneys-at-Law, DUNN, - - - N. C. Pr.-.eiiie in all (lie courts of the Slate. Pitmpt attention to all business entrusted. Cittic in die old Post Office Building. 1 li.MIl-AN J. C. CXIFFOM McLean & Clifford, .A_t-tcr3a.e3rs-sLt.xja.-w7-, T I NW : : : : N. C. ly, J! . . • W»'V- SlM V 'ii VAl'i 1.1.. Gu v mm & mm, 'Morneys and Coansellors-at-law. DUNN, N. C. ! isti iii StaU' and Fe(Vi l it : fur fuu. . Kui ch-tson, » SKSBOhO N. |iir» rtr. MooTf %■ *. r».l Mf.in Hants fa® BANK, 11, t. CAPITAL STOCK $20,000. Every accommodation offered to the public. E. F. YOUNG, President. V. L. STEPHENS, Cashier. G. I. Smith. Alfred Wells. SMITH & WELLS, DUNN, N. C. -EXPERT ACCOUNTANTS • Office in Gregory's Hall. Books audited, balanced and posted at regular stated inter vals. Charges moderate. Ac curacy assured. 'MRNWI We offer unsurpassed advan tages, aud loan money on easy terms. We will extend every accommodation consistent with conservative banking. L. J. BEST, President. J, W. PUSDIJC, Cashier. * $25,000 HANSOM PAID Si I Ml* I'on THE RE TL LCN OF A 3111.MONA I HE'S SOS. Fiftreii-Ycm -OWI Li el r of Ednnri: Cmlnh)' Abiluripd by a Uniij; ol I OutlauM—The Father of the l'onng Man C'oni|tUes With Ihe Conditions of the Kitfunpers for th« Return of His Son. Omaha, Neb., December 20.—There la rejoicing in the home of Edward Cuda hy, the wealthy packing-house owner and capitalist of this city. Edward Cudahy, Jr., who was kidnapped Tues day evening after being held thirty-six hours for a ransom of $25,000 In gold, which the young man's father unhesi tatingly paid, has been returned to his family, and to-night the boy and his parents are receiving congratulations trom relatives and friends throughout the country. Statement of the con spirators overheard by the lad while he was in their power, Indicates that they had been attempting for a month to se cure possession of one of his sisters. Young Cudahy to-day related the story of being overpowered, placed In a closed carriage, blindfolded and bound and carried many miles from the city to a place, the location of which he can not identify, and his father made known the details of a long ride into the coumrj to deposit a bag containing $25,000 in gold in a place indicated in a letter which was written Wednesday to Mr. Cudahy by the outlaws, naming the condition as a surety for the return ot the boy. Tius sum was to be deposited in a place indicated about five miles north of the city on a lonely road lead ing up the bank of the Missouri river. Mr. Cudahy called in to consult tha chief of the police and his friends and discusse i j ians looking to the capture cf the g;..ng when they should make an appearance at the point of rendez vous named in the letter. The great strain on the family, however, caused Mr. Cudahy to abandon all idea of cap turing the men in whose power was tha life of his son, and decided to at once comply with all the demands of the bandits. Absolute secrecy was neces sary and a trusted messenger was dis patched to the bank to secure the gold. After securing the money he started out entirely alone. To identify himsell be had attached to the dashboard ol bis buggy a red lantern, which was ona of the conditions in the letter. Mr. Cudahy drove to the appointed place, where he found near the road a white lartern suspended from a short stake driven in the ground near the river bank. Nobody was in "sight. He at once alighted, placed the bag of gold conveniently near the stake and return ed to the city without hearing a sound. That the bandits were near the spot and at once seized the valuable pack age cannot be doubted, for about one o'clock this morning the young breathless up to the door of his father's home and rang the bell for admission. Two policemen, who in the early even ing had been placed near the family mansion, had later been sent to the Stable by Mr. Cudahy who said that the men seeing the officers would drive away without leaving the boy. Not»vith&Landing the entire police and detective force of the city, several I'inkertons from Chicago and half a hundred of Mr. Cudahy's own men have been searching diligently for a clue looking to the capture of the outlaws ever sinco the return of the young man. up to 11 o'clock to-night nothing had i develops;! to give the least idea of tha Identity of the men who perpetrated j the criju. Young Cudahy says there i were six of the men, but that all wore I masks. •Chief of Police Donohue said to- j night-lhat every effort was being made ■ to bring the abductors to Justice; thai there were probably three instead ol six men: that they had been figuring on it for at least six weeks, and t-iat the police suspect certain parties. He j said that Mr. Cudahy evinced but littto desire to prosecute, but to-night Mr Cudahy announced that he would pay $25,000 reward for the apprehension ol the abductors.. THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILI* ' Washington, December 20.—Tht House Committee on Rivers and Har bors to-day completed their bill. The total appropriation carried by it yes terday, including continuing contracts, amounted to about $80,000,000. A sub committee pared the bill down last right to about $60,000,000. Norfolk, Va., receives $195,000 and Newport News $225,000. The big project for Cleveland, 0., the home of Chairman Burton, which was in the bill for $4,000,000, was reduced to about $3,000,000. The project for the Southern pass at the mouth of the Mississippi was reduced $3,006,000. The amount for the Delaware river was cut about half a million. The Spring i Channel project for Baltimore, Md.. is | provided for in the bill. Galveston wil* receive $1,000,000 for the restoration of lis jetties. THE SUIT AGAINST THE CASTEL LANES. Paris, December 20.— The suit ol Charles Wertheimer, the London bric a-brac dealer, against Count and Countess Eoni de Castellane, to recover payment for art sold them, began to day in the First Civil Chamber. The total smn involved in the transaction shows 500,000 francs. Count Castellane has filed a counter suit, demanding a full statement of all transactions, claiming, that various objects, admit tedly authentic, were sold at scanda lously exaggerated figures, and that many articles were represented as au thentic antiquities when they were , really imitations. WON THE PROFESSIONAL BICY- J CLE RACE. New York, December 20.—Before a j cowd of 5000 persona at Madison Square Garden to-night Frank L. j Kramer, of East Orange, N. J., former- | !y champion of America, won the twen ty-five mile professional bicycle race by a wheel's length from Bob Walthour, cf Atlanta, Ga„ who in turn finished a, wheel's length in front of Tom Cooper. Valthour captured all but one of the extra prizes. In a mile exhibition race, being motor paced, Harry Elkes, of Glen Falls, broke the world's in-door record, covering the distance in 1:36 1-5. THE HAZING INQUIRY. West Point", December 20.—The mili tary court of inquiry into the subject of hazing got through a mass of evidence ■ to-day. The court expects to have all the evidence concluded by Saturday evening. The name of former Cadet John E. Breth, of Altoona, Pa,, who is alleged, died eighteen months ago as : a result of brutal hazing at the West Point Military Academy, was asso ciated with that of Oscar L. Booz is the inquiry to-day. CASTOR IA r For Infants and. Children. 1 The Kind You Have Always Bought BeaH the Slj? Sirfpfctuxe of M ( joyspepsif Ours Digests what you eat. ' ! It. artiiicially digests the food and aids " ! Nature in strengthening and recou , Jtructiug the exhausted digestive or gans. It is the latest discovered digest xui and tonic. No other preparation :an approach it in efficiency. It in iiantly relievesand permanently cures Dyspepsia, IndigestioD, Heartburn, •Flatulence, Sour Stomach, Nausea, ' Sick Headache, Gastralgia Crampsand I all other results of imperfect digestion. ' Price 50c, and $l. Large size contains times smallslse. Bookallaboutdyspepsiamalledfree Prcpar«4 by E. C OtWITT A CO., Chicago. i For sale by Hood & Gran I 1 cham, Dunn, N. C. — Methoaist Work in Cuba. The Wesleyan Christian Ad vocate this has a very in teresting letter from Bishop W. A. Candlei dated Havana, Feb • ' ruary 28th. it gives a report of the work (if the Methodist mission in Cu- ; ba during the last year. Bish op Cand'er says: "One year ago we had no property of our own on the isl- j tnd. Now we have a beautiful ] church at Matanzas and a chap- i el at Cardenas on land of our _>u n. Both are well located. "The iucrease of members I and income from the field has I been even more marked. Our church at Matanzas has nearly i 100 members, with probation- : ers waiting reception (if found iO be proper persons after fuller instruction aud larger trial) to i b ing the total to a figure above t 200. The church raised the 1 past year over $7OO The in- i come from church collections 1 ;ad our schools at all our sta- i i ions on the island amounted to i ■ibout $5,100.." J Bishop Candler pays a high tribute to the zeal of the Meth- i odist missionaries in Cuba. He says the people hear them glad ly and many are touched by what they say. They are reach ing all classes. The bishop has great faith in the possibilities of missionary 1 effort in Cuba. Soon after the 1 cessation of hostilities he went ' to the island aud laid plans for ' the work which the Episcopal i Methodist church is now carry- ' ! ing on there. • i He concludes his article with 'an appeal for aid to the Cuban 1 in which lie says : "We must have houses of ] I our own on this field. Rents ' pat us up. Besides, the quar- 1 rers we cau get at any price are 1 ; :il suited to our work. At Matanzas, where we have 1 | a commodious church in a cen | iral locality, our work is very 1 prosperous. It would be equal- ' y successful at the other points I if we had as good places of wor- i -hip at all of them. At Matan zas we need only a parsonage 1 for our preacher to be entirely ►ut of the hands of grasping landlords. We already have a »ood lot fully paid for. A par sonage costing $1,500 would save us a costly rental this year. Is there not some man or wom an in Georgia who will build i that house? "We must have in Havana, j the capital and commercial me tropolis. Our work is handi capped for the lack of it. With what I already have in hand if 1,000 Methodists would give me $lO each I could purchase a good propertv. The Methodists ; of Atlanta alone could give me that much and never miss a luxury for the doing of it. Sure ly in all Georgia there are 1,000 who will respond without de | lay." Seyen Years in Bed. "Will wonders ever cease?" inquire the friends of Mrs. L. Pease, of Lawrence, Kan. They knew she had been unable to leave her bed in seven years on account of kidney and liver trouble, nervous prostration and general debility; but, •'Three bottles of Electric Bit ters enabled me to walk," she writes, "and in three months I felt like a new person." Wom en suffering from Headache, Backache, Nervousness, Sleep lessness, Melancholy, Fainting and Dizzy Spells will find it a priceless blessing. Try it. * Sat isfaction is guaranteed by C. L. Wilson. Only 50c. OASTOTIZA. tha j* Ita Kind You Haw Always BougM A Defalcation in The State Treasury. Raleigh, N. C., March 14. A sensation was sprung on the Legislature and the public this afternoon by a message from Governor Aycock announcing that a defalcation was discov er! in the State treasury de partment, in that Major W. 11. Martin, institutional clerk un der State Treasurer Worth, had "altered" checks and accounts, relating to the State's prison funds so that there is an appar ent shortage of $4,000, and that Martin confessed his guilt. The Governor asked that the Assembly appoint a committee to investigate the matter thor oughly as soon as practicable. Major Martin was arrested this afternoon and committed to jail in default of $4,000 bond He waived examination. He told me to night that he was guilty of misappropriating $3,- 800, and had spent all of it as living expenses; lias no money to retain counsel. His salary was $l,OOO a year. The embez zlement seems confined to the State prison fund. It was dis covered bv an apparent over drawn comiitiou of the prison account with the treasury. The prison account claimed a credit of $4,000. A comparison of ac counts revealed mi^n tries and checks tampered The biggest change was on Novem ber 13, 1000, clieck -4' or $1,003 changed to reach $'1,603; the next la ryes t amount was March 3, 1900, when changed check and entries aggregated $6OO. Major Martin has no relatives iu North Carolina ; he came to the State from Pennsylvania at the close of the civil war was a major in the Federal army. He has been city alderman, a depu ty collector of U. S. internal revenue deputy I*. S. marshal, and held other positions of trust. He is a prominent Republican and was highly respected. * Cotton Census. The first census bulletin of agricultural products has been published. It relates to cotton and the facts it contains are of keen interest to the South. The census figures are for the cotton crop of the commercial year 1899-1900. The census Bureau got its report not ffom producers, but from the ginners believing that this was the best method of obtaining full and accurate information. All gin neries were required to report the number of pounds and bales of cotton they had ginned of the crop raised in 1899. They gave figures which show that 9,044,852 commercial bales or equivalent to 9,335,391 500 pound bales, of that crop were ginned. The figures account for 9,- 042,931 square bales, averaging 498 pounds, and 504,642 round bales, averaging 260 pounds. It will be seen that the round bale had not made much prog ress up to June 1900. It was much more largely used in bal ing the crop of 1900-1901. • The bulletin reports 29,620 cotton gins in operation in the Soutli last year, of which 6,469 are operated for the public only, 2,683 for the plantation only and 20,289 for both the public and the plantation. The Sea Island cotton crop of 1899-1900 amounted to 97,279 bales of the average weight of 3sB pounds. The average cost of ginning the* Sea Island cotton was $4 a bale as compared to $2.03 for ordinary cotton, though the bales of the latter averaged 110 pounds heavier. The proportion cf the crop grown west of the Mississippi river is now much larger than it was ten years ago. The cen sus of 1890 showed it to be 38 per cent and in 1900 it was 45 per cent. The change is due, of course, to the greatly in creased production of Texas. The figures contained in the bulletin were gathered with much care and having come di rect from the ginners, who handled every bale of cotton grown, are apt to be more nearly correct thar I; ta collect ed by the usual methods.— Goldsboro Argus. A Poor Millionaire. Lately starved in London be cause he could not digest his food. Early use of Dr. King's New Life Pills would have saved him. They strengthen the stomach, aid digestion, promote assimilation, improve appetite. Price 25c. Money back if not satisfied. Sold by C. L. Wilson druggist. . . J :M® 0L T'AYLCJIIy 0 h* [ Notice is hereby given to the public genenerally and to bargain hunters especially that TA YLOR'S t SPRING STOCK has been bought and it will overshadow and eclipse any stock of goods ever seen this side of the Atlantic . Ocean. The markets of the world have been drawn on to make up this Magnificent Display of Goods. Paris, Marseilles, t Zurich, Geneva, Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Dublin, New York, Boston, and Dowagiac, have all contributed to this vast ag gregation. Further notice is given that R. G. TAYLOR has bought these goods for the CASH, aud it is an undisputed fact ' that Cash is the thing of all tilings to buy with. Therefore and for reasons good and sufficient as evidenced by the stock of Goods herein before mentioned, which said stock of goods is open for Inspection by all parties at all times, now therefore all persons are warned that if any person, whomsoever, fails to see this Magnificent Display of Goods, they will do so at their loss. TMs is an Ap ii Prifrai i Era li Pripif. This entire collection of goods is now offered for sale at prices that will appeal to all persons who love good bargains. These goods will be sold for Cash, or if you haven't got the cash you can buy on credit if satisfactory terms are made. Below will be found a schedule of a part of this Grand Aggregation which you are cordially invited to inspect. / Spring Dress Goods. Muslins, Delaines, Lawns from the looms of Madras and Bombay. Silks from Lyons and from Marseilles. Batiste, Liuon Lawns, Mulls, Tulle, Swiss, Jaconets, Piques, all in the Daintiest Colors, and Delicate Texture. —-BLACK DRESS GOODS for the Spring and Summer. This line includes every thing from Black Lawns to the handsomest Henriettas. These Goods have got to be Sold They cannot be kept in the store very many days. TIEY ABE GOING TO BEMBW Come soon before the rush sets in and you will always look back with pleasure on the trip. The grandest sights only come once in a life time. In natural things nothing we ever witnessed equaled or surpassed the grandeur of the Eclipse of the Sun last summer. For you to miss seeing and buying of this magnificent collection of Goods will be worse than to have missed seeing the Eclipse. SHO E S I 1200 Pairs of Ladies and Mens and Children Shoes. La dies Kid Shoes, Ladies Vicis, Ladies Oxfords, Ladies Slippers, Ladies Shoes for every day wear, Ladies Shoes and Slip pers from per pair up to $5.25. MENS SHOES ! Calf, Smooth Calf, Box Calf, Vicis, Dongolas, Russets, Tans, Heavy Shoes for service, Bro gans, Kids, Boys Shoes, Chil dren Shoes. Shirts, Collars, Hosiery, Neckwear, Suspenders, Hats, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Fancy Hose, Umbrellas, Valises, Satchels, Trunks. R . ©» TAYLOR. "Saving at the Spigot Wasting at the Bung" f That's what buying poor paint means. Paint may be low-priced i by the gallon and be extravagant to use owing to the poor covering power and wearing quality. After ie paint is applied it's too late to /e. Start right and use WIN-WILLIAMS J Made to paint buildings with. j Dunn Hardware & Furniture Co. UNDERTAKER ■ •9||l A A A vri'jß | Coffins, Caskets, Ladies' and 1 Gents' Robes and Burial goods. All kinds, colors and sizes, rang ' ing in price from $2 to $6O. We 1 also have a nice hearse furnish ed at moderate prices on short ' notice. B-. G. TAYLOR. V NOTIONS! o o Everything in this line. Nothing left out. Embroidery, Laces, Braids, Hamburg and Swiss Embroidery and Inser tion, Kid " Gloves, Corsets, Hosiery, Towels, Damasks, Napkins, Rugs, Carpets, Mat ting, Bed Spreads, Counter panes. In Dress Trimming there is a complete stock. Pearl Buttons, Gilt Buttons, Silver Buttons, Silk Parasols, the fan ciest and newest styles. DISSOLUTION. | i The firm of Dr. J. F. McKay \ & Co., has this day been dis solved and Jno. A. Rodgers & Co., have bought the entire! stock of drugs, furniture . and j fixtures, also the good will of \ all its patrons. The debts ofj the firm will be paid by Jno.' A. Rodgers & Co., and all debts due the firm will be collected by Jno. A. Rodgers & Co. I DR. J. A. MCKAY. . j JNO. A. RODGERS. j Lillington, N. C., Feb. 26, 19011 ,Tlie above firm will be run! utider the supervision of Dr.] J. F. McKay and will do their j utmost to please, and ask a con-! tinuance of pateonage. CLOTHIN Gr. 1800—SLUTS. Mens, New Style Spiing Suits, in Serge Blue Worsted, Blue Cords, Plaids, Fancy Ca&simers, BLACK CLAYS, BLACK CHEVIOTS. Mens' Flanucl Coats and Pants. Rolled up Pants. r L >ng Cut Suits. Slim Cut Suits. Fancy Suits in special styles. 300 Pairs of Pants to fit any size or length of legs. B« vs' Sniis, Youths' Suits in the prettiest and brightest styles. The Dai.-cst suits for little boys ever seen. GROCERIES I o— ——o 400 Bags of Flour, 25 Bags of , Coffee, 15 Barrels of Sugar, 1 Rice, Tea, Tobacco, Snuff, Lye, - Potash, Molasses, Salt, Bacon, .Corn, Meal, Oats, Bran, Mill i, Feed, Farm Tools, Horse Col :- lars, Bridles, Plows, Fertilizers, - Guano, Kanit, Phosphates, g Guano Distributors, Cotton '1 Planters, Lime, Cement, Plaster r Paris, Hair and Builder's Mate rial. Voluntary Coufession. It becomes evident from a| story which is said to have orig inated in western New York, 1 that there are widely varying ideas in existence as to what constitutes voluntary testimony on any subject. "Did I understand you to say that this . boy voluntarily confessed his share in tho mis chief done to the schoolhouse?" asked the judge, addressing the determined looking female par lentofa small and dirty boy who was charged wiVh having been concerned in a recent raid upon au unpopular schoolmas ter. "Yes, sir, he did," the wom an responded. "I just had to 'persuade him a little, and then he told the whole thing, volun tarily." | "How did you persuade him?" inquired the judge, j "Well, first I gave him a good licking," said the firm parent, "and then I put him I right to bed without any supper ,'and I took all his clothes away, and told he'd stay in bed till he | told me what.he'd done, if'twas ! the rest of his days, 'and I should lick him again l in the morning. And in less thau half an hour, sir, he told me the whole story, voluntarily!" j —Youth's Companion. j OASTOHIA. I Bwwtba A Tha Kind You fare Al* a y s Bought UNDERTAKERS. O o In this line there is a com plete line of Burial Goods. From the smallest to the lar gest coffin. From the cheapest Coffin to the Handsomest Cas ket. Burial Robes for men and women. A Handsome Hearse _is kept with this stock aud will be sent out when needed. A Raging, Roaring Flood. Washed down a telegraph line which Chas. C. Ellis, of ! Lisbon, la , had to repair. / "Standing waist deep in icy wa iter," he writes, "nave me a terrible cold and cough. It grew worse daily. Finally the ,best doctors in Oakland, Neb., Sioux City aud Qmalja said I ,had Con>umptio.n and cpuld not live. Then uaing Dr. [King's New Discovery and was ■ w oily.cured by six bottles." Positively guaranteed for Coughs, Colds and all Throat and Liniir troubles by C. L. Wilson. Price 50c. I NOTICE. By mutual consent the firm ;of Cook fe Cannady have dis solved copartnership, J. J. Cook having bough the entire interest of G. L. Cannady in the stock of groceries &c.?of Cook tfcCannndv. All accounts due the firm will be paid to J. J. Cook, all accounts of the firm due will be paid bv J. J. Cook. This Feb. 8, 1801. J. J. COOK, G. L.. CANNADY, Duuo, N. C. Stepped Into Live Coals. "When a child I burned my foot frightfully,*' writes W. H. E uls, of Jonesville, Va., "which caused hojxiblo leg sores for 30 \ years, tntt Bucklen's Arnica j Salve wholly cured me after j everything else failed." Infal- I lible for Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Sores, Bruises and Piles. Soli by C. L. Wilson. 25c.