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VOL. IV. ± 1!)<)A- ' N° 10
THE “GREAT HEADLIGHT” goes to more homes in Richmond County, and is read byj moiff people than any other paper, of any kind published in the County, or elsewhere
LOCAL COLUMN.
Brief Items Gathered
From Many Places
For Busy People.
Hurrah, for Governor Glenn.''
Mrs. J. T. LeGrand bus return
ed from Maxton.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Land spent
Sunday with Mrs. J. T. LeGrand.
Mr. R. H. Bennett of Sampson
was a pleasant caller on Wed
nesday.
Read dissolution notices of
Davis & Jerr.igan and Bennett and
Chappell.
The Watsonville young people
on joyed “hay-rides” two nights
last week.
Mr. S. T. Morse and the Misses
Morse were shopping in town on
Wednesday.
Glad to hear that Eugene Rob
erts, who has beeu ill, is about
conv. lescent.
Hamlet defeated Rockingham a
few days ago at base ball. “Try
’em again boys.”
Misses Hannah Cole and Mos
si# Long left Wednesday for a visit
to Morehead City.
Mrs. Robbins and little Miss
Beth Long left for Wilmington
Tuesday morning.
Cotton blooms were sent in early
in the week bv E. M. Phillips and
John C. Covington.
Mr. Percv Dockery sent us two
eotton blooms picked Juue 27th—
one red, the other whites
Read the appeal of Miss Eva
Stubbp, for aid in building a Wes
leyan church, and help, at least a
little.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Watson and
daughters, Misses Bessie and Jen
nie, enjoyed a visit to Hamlet last
Friday afternoon.
Presiding Elder Cole held quar
terly conference at St. Paul’s
church last Saturday, and preach
ed on Saturday and Sunday.
Broadway street, Watsonville,
has been badly washed by the big
rains of Wednesday. This matter
should be looked after at once.
A lodge of Junior Order United
American Mechanics has been in
stituted here with a membership
of 86, and a prospect of continued
growth.
We met a number of our friends
at Jackson Springs .last Monday,
among thejn, our nice little friend
James Warburton, who has a posi
tion there.
Ws had delightful shower* Tues
day, continuing through the day
and night. Parched gardens are
greatly revived and the field orops
are growing nicely.
Attention is Called to the card
of Mr. R. L. Niehols, Sr., an
nouncing his candidacy for sheriff.
Mr. Nichols is two well known to
need a word from the Headlight.
Mr. Jno. P. Cameron, who at
tended the Chicago Republican
Canvention as a delegate from the
congressional district has re
turned. His reports a pleasant
trip.
The editor had a pleasant day
at Jackson Springs last Monday.
The Baptist Summer meeting is
largely attended and greatly en
joyed. About 800 persons are at
tending it.
Mr. John W. Covington, Jr.., has
a nice position with the Hamlet
Bank. He had been offered the
position of cashier in another
bank, but having already accepted
the Hamlet petition, declined the
Other. > This is a great compli
ment to our young friend, but a
well merited one- ■
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Judge Peebles is to hold our j
next court, and for the suke of
our road supervisors and overseers,
we simply say, the Judge will be
glad to find all the roads in good
fix. Enough suid.
Mr. G. A. Patrick has returned
from his trip to Charlotte, return
ing by Concord, Greensboro and
Jackson Springs. He thinks he
gained five pounds on this trip,
and we guess he did, for he looks
improved.
Don’t forget the big picnic at
Ellerbe Springs on Saturday. It’s
leup year, and the ladies should
have a fair showing. The candi
dates will be there iu force, and a
bio time is expected. Say, don’t
forget that basket.
Messrs. J. W. O’Brien nnd R.
H. Bennett state thnt their names
will be before the primary for
nomination for county commis
sioners. Both well known in the
county and need no commenda
tion from the Headlight.
An outbuilding belonging to
Capt. Everett, in which was stored
some machinery and lime, was
consumed by fire Wednesday night
It is supposed the lime caused the
firo. The lime, 50 bnrrels, -be
longed to M. L. Hinson.
Don’t forget the Sunday School
Union Meeting at Steele’s Mill
village next Saturday night and
Sunday. Rev. Livingston John
son and Prof. Ferrell will be there.
A number of home speakers will
address the convention.
There is one candidate for the
Senate, one for Representative,
Uirec for Register of De^is. thre^
for Sheriff, and twer—fw CotbrfTy
Commissioners. This means a
possible second primary. Possi
bly other candidates will be
aroused. Auy person who wants
to be County Commissioner ought
to say so in the Headlight next
week.
S. A. Fields Dead.
Mr. S. A. Fields, a very aged
citizen of Midway village, died on
Monday last. The old gentleman
had lingered quite awhile on the
border line, and his death, though
not a surprise to his friends, was
nevertheless a sure affliction.
Peace to his ashes.
First Cotton Blooms.
The first cotton bloom brought
in this season was from the field
of Mr. Davidson Melton, who
farms on the lands of Mr. II. C.
Watson. The second was from
Mr. Molntosh who works a town
lot of Capt. Everette’s. Mr. E.
M. Philips of Pee Dee Village,
reports to us that'he has blooms.
In a week more blooms will be
abundant.
Mrs. Mary J. Northern Dead.
This a good Christian lady had
been in declining health for some
time, and yet her death was a
shock to the family. Mrs. Nor
thern was an old time Methodist
whose influence was always for
good. She loved her church and
lived for it. She also loved her
church paper, the Raleigh Chris
tian Advocate. The writer re
marks niakiug a subscription re
mittance for her only a few
months ago. We have not had
an opportunity to ascertain her
age, but she was quite an old
lady—old in years, and old in the
service of God. It is well with
her, for we have no doubt her
fair spirit is at rest in the sweet
fields of Eden—at rest.
Q ueen City Hotel, Charlotte, N.
Traveling meu looking for a
good, .hotel at moderate prices
would do well to give us a trial.
The Queen City Hotel is up-to
date ; all outside rooms with mod
ern conveniences.
Mt. Olive School Picnic.
The picnic at the closing of
Miss Puttie Monroe’s school at
Mt. Olive, last Saturday, was a
success, in every particular. Quite j
a large crowd, consisting of the
pupils, teacher, patrons, and sev
eral invited friends, were present
to partake of the good dinner, and
enjoy the pleasures ot a fine day.
in the cool, shady woods, near tliu
old mill [The editor regrets tha^
it was impossible to enjoy the oc
casion with the school.] 4
Tlic Crops.
It is a great pleasure to see
fields of cotton and corn growing
nicely and clear of grass. The
season has been extremely favor
able to farmers and the crops have
been made sr far, with less hin-j
drance and at less expense than;
usual. Gardens, especially in!
light soil, have suffered some, and
even now. would be greatly bene
fitted by refreshing showers. The
fields too, would enjoy a good
shower, corn especially, but we
still say crops are fine—never saw
them finer at thi9 stage of growth.
“Crops were never better,
And blackberries are here,
Governor, Glenn will be,
And happy times we’ll see.”
HAMLET NEWS.
Editor Head'ight:
As nothing has appeared in the
columns of the Headlight from
this section for a long time, I will
attempt to represent Marks’ Creek
and especially Hamlet.
The health of the town at pres
ent, is exceptionally gisi^Ks^’rom
a business standpoint tfi^JflljBoems
to be no-(lag.) Our merchants
are men of energy and stiffly the
wants of their customers, and
have stocked their stores to that
end, and from the
the greatest, results have
ed former expections and
has hovered about evory
enterprise of the town.
Religiously our town is ingoing
great strides. A plan is on* foot
for the erection of a new MatJho
diet church. The buildhig is to
be of brick, latest design and'
modern conveniences. The new
building will oocupy the sameg’te
as that of the old one, and cost
from $8000 to $5000. We under
stand that the greater part of thtfl
money has’already been subscriljffi
ed, and that the ground will
broRen tor tms elegant structure
in the early fall. Our people
to be commeneded on the ste^J
they have taken in this great wor^l
Only one year ago Hamlet orect*~J
an elegant school building orl
brick, and equipped it with the^
latest furniture and steam heat.
The building in question would do
credit to any city in the state,—
yet they are only sign-posts to
other institutions that will fd^pvl
in the wake of the future proSpeT*
iecy of our town. Good churchM,
and schools are sure signs
good and hospitable people and
speaks the highest praise for tn*
community in which they aid
found.
Socially we are rapidly advan®
ing to the front. We have foiA
secret orders all of which seem ijC
be in flourishing condition—viJt
The Brotherhood of Locoraotiwv
Engineers, Order of Railway CoiH
ductors, the Woodmen
Wsrld and Knights of Pythbld
and we undersfane that a Juni^v
Order of United Mechanics an^i
an Odd fellows order will be'-in-l
stituted here at an early date#*
These eocities all teach good lew
sons, and are conducted on a hint1
plane, and all good men.6tand
reach of some of them. With
many good organizations in qfl
town, we are the more satisdft
that Hamlet is a grand place to
live.
Politically, we are conservative.
Wc endorse the Headlight's plan
of selecting the county cpnums
siul.ers. Let tne live largest town
ships furnish the board. We will
£for N. D. McDonald, from
rks; Creek, as our township has
nev»*r iuvd u place on the county
H^ket, we would like to hang on
JBhfe one given us by theGeueral
Assembly. •
For Register of Deeds, W. S.
Thomas.
For Sheriff, Thos. S. Wright.
If the ticket named is elected,
tb succeed themselves we think
Marks’Creek-would be satisfied.
Respectfully,
Harslet.
COUNTY NEWS. .
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Roberdei No. 2.
Rev. Mr. Cobb preached an ex
cellent sermon here Sunday.
There 19 one one case of typhoid
fevet ih our village.
Gardner, who was quife
sick IasT^-eek, is improving, we
aye gJnd to note.
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Maston Chappell died last.
Wednesday night. We greatly
sympathize With the bereaved
family.
Mrs. Clara' Platt visited her
mother, Mrs. Lee, Sunday.
Mrs. Hattie Edwards visited her
mother, Mrs. Napier, last week.
Mrs. E. Davis and family spent
Sunday in the country. .
Mt Cufkil’. ^ent panday
atjfee Dee visiting relatives.
There was an ice cream supper
at Jim Strauther’s Saturday night
which was greatly enjoyed by the
young people.
There are some of *our young
men who waut to organize a pray
er meeting here. We hope they
will be successful.
Magnolia.
Pee Dee.
R. W. Rainwater and family, of
Roberdel, were visitors at the
home of Rev. W. T. Rainwater
last Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Covington is on the
sicjfs list. '<
Mrs. Bowles is very sick at this
writing.
®Mis8 Martha McCaskill still re
mains very sick.
Rev. Durant began a series of
meetings at this place last Sunday.
We trust 4he meeting will be pro
ductive ti much good.
ft >Ir.Vnd Mrs. Frazier, of Union;
!& (j., are visitiug the family of
MrJ McBride.
We learn that the ice cream
supper giveu at the homq of Mrs.
^&a. Sinclair last Saturday night,
•ilfsquTte an epjoyable affair.
y The Misses Biggs’, of Midway,
land Edgar Davi9, came very near
being drowned in tlie Pee Dee
mjlll pond last Friday night, while
out floating. Had it not been for
Misses Mollie and Maggie Meach
Em, who bad not yet gone to sleep,
foubtless they would all have per
illed. Miss MoHio ran from
nouse to house to wake the people
■p, and in a very short time sev
eral peoule were upon* the scene.
Thomas Meacham very quickly
bursted open-the boat house door,
secured a boat and went to. their
rescue, and Boon they were all
fejuiight safely to the banks. I
say three cheers for our hero and
ieroinee, of Pee l^ee.
if'(Mr. Davis deserves great credit
Jbr staying by the young ladies
find having them to hold to the
Kpat [until assistance came. He
could easily have saved himself,
but the young Indies would have
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been lost. Edgar is one of our
I>est young inon. Mr. Meaelmm
desplayed great coolness and wis
dom in getting the parties to land,
in uot’allowing anv ™ get in his
boat, but having all to hold on
and towing them tolaiid. He w as
a hero indeed. All honor to tile j
young ladies who gave the alarm,
to Davis, Meaelmm and the young
man who. vainly tried to go to
them in a bpat hut capsized be
reaching the party. Thank God,
all were suvpd.—Editor.)
Yes, I am a factory girl. 1 glory in
tne name,
And of honest labor I will never be
Ashamed.
—Sunshine.
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Cognac.
Mis Lula Riggnn returned
Tuesday from Hamlet where she
was visiting Misses ..ottve and
Kate McDonald.
Mr. F. A. Cuthhertson has ac
cepted a position with Terry
Bros Milling Co., Osborne, N. C.
Mr and Mrs. T. 0. Riggnn went
to Jackson Springs Friday to at
tend the Mid-Summer meeting
now in session there. They will
return Monday. Mr. A. Gast-on
is relieving Mr. Riggan.
Mrs. J. H. McDuffie is spending
a few days at her mothers, Mrs.
T. 0. Riggnn’s.
To the Scotland Correspondent:
\Ve still hear rumors of the “Cog
nac Carnival” hut don’t know
just when it will be, but be sure
to bring your “Auto” for there is
to be a( prize to the one with the
fastest machine and you may be
the “lucky one.” Guess WJiat the.
prize is?
We wonder who will attend the
picnic at Ellerhe Springs July 2.
Everybody of course.
Miss Kataleen McDonald, Mr.
Tom Bynum and little Master
Daniel McDonald of Hamlet were
nleasant guests at Mr. T. 0. Rig- i
gall’s Sunday. ' Master Daniel is
spend ng a few days this week.
Wishing everybody, editor,
force, and correspondents a grand
and glorious 4th.
Delpliine.
Jackson Springs.
Dr. Brown is offered the hotel
position for this summer. lie is
a good doctor and a nice man.
Mr. Patrick, 'of Rockingham,
spent a few days of last week at
the Springs.
Rev. Mr. llicks. who has been
ill, is reported better.
Miss Allen, of Troy, who has
spent the last few weeks at Rock
ingham, is now a visitor at the
Springs.
The Springs was visited by a
large crowd of Italeigh* and Troy
people last Friday. Two special
trains Ykefe run for them, and
they liM a nice picnic. It was a
fine day for the occasion.
i Jack.
Examination for A. & M. C’olleg-e.
Young men desiring to enter
the A. & M. College at Raleigh
may be examined at the county
court house, on Thursday, July
14th, at 10 a. m., by .the County
Superintendent of Schools. All
who contemplate attending this
college' the coming session are
urged to avail themselves of this
opportunity. For those who fail
to pass it may save the expense of
a-trip to Raleigh. Papers will
be examined and applicants noti
fied as soon as practicable* after
the examination.
W. It. Coppedgo,
Co. Superintendent.
At the Richmond County Drug
Store, you will find anything in
the line of Drugs, Medicines, Per
pumery, Soaps, and fancy goods
generally.
Our Next Governor.
lion. R. 15. Glenn.
Resolutions oi Respect.
WherenB, the Angel of Dentil
has invaded the family circle of
our esteemed brother J. B. Good
win and has removed from the
midstjSthereof a member of the
fiinnly, brother Goodwin’s
mother, Mrs. Emily Bridgers,
therefore be it
Resolved, by Carolina Lodge
No. 110 K. o/ P.‘. that we do most '
sincerely sympathize with brother
Goodwin in his bereavement and '
persourl loss, and that we bow
with brother Goodwin in submis
sion to the decrees of the Supremo
Chancellor of the Universe, and
that we extend to the bereaved
family our tenderest sympathies.
Resolved further, that a copy of
these resolutions be sent to
brother Goodwin, a copy to one
or both of the Rockingham pa
pers, and spread .on the niiuuteo
our lodge. *
M. Love.
R.'B. Terry,
R. A. Lackey.
Committee.
Ilamlot, N. C., June 23d‘ 1004.
A POLITICAL LULL.
Something has puf* a
quietus on political excite
ment in Richmond. Two
months 1120 you could see a
candidate every hour in the
day, and a countryman could
not get into a town without,
running against one, unless;
he walked up the railroad!
and around by the power
house. Even then, he was
almost sure to be tackled be
fore he could cross the jiuhjie
square.
now, everyumig is quiet,
calmly waiting the approach
of the coming storm. The
contest -will be short, but
vigorous indeed, yet we trust
kind feeling and fair dealing
will be its two prominent
features. Let us remember
that all the candidates are
good men, and that because
one has a preference for a
certain candidate, it does not
follow that he is unfriendly
to another. Let us all see
who can excel in kind feeling,
brotherly treatment, and ab
solute fairness to all. Then
let the nominees of the - pri
mary, be the candidates of
all the people.
Pension Board to Meet.
;rhe County Pension Board will
meet in Rockingham on the first
Monday in July, for the purpose
of hearing applications for pen
sions, etc. All applications must
be made on or before that date.
By order of
D. M. Morrison, Chairmau.