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FATAL TROLLEY TO Lehigh Valley Car Topples Over , an Embankment. FIVE KILLED AND MANY INJURED I Car Slipped On Steep Grade and Crashed Against Guy Pole, Crushing Passengers?Road Was Only Opened Last Wednesday. Allentown, Pa., Dec. 24.?A Phila delphia and Lehigh Valley Traction company car, leaving Allen own at 6.30 last evening for Coopersburg. carrying 20 passengers, jumped the track on a sharp curve at the foot of the Lehigh mountain, due to wet rails and snow. The car toppled over the embankment, and live poisons were killed and all the others injured. The dead are: REV. TOBIAS KESSLER, an un attached Reformed Church cler yman, killed within sight of his horn ALBERT YEAGER, of A.lefftown, MRS. 1)R. JACOB FETZER, of Coopersburg AMBROSE RETNHARD, of Freed ens villi* IRWIN RENNER. of Zion Hill, a fanner. The Injured are: William Pi ifter, of Allentown, left arm fractured, scalp wound. John D. Wilt, proprietor of Centra Valley Hotel, left arm fractured. Mrs. J D. Wilt, right arm fractured and hurt internally. Edwin Simon, of Lanark, body bruises. , Mrs. Albert Yeager. whose husband was ?killed, hurt internally. Unknown Italian boy, face cut. Harry J. Reichard, of Lanark, back and bead hurt. Conductor A. L Leidich, of Allen town. left leg cut. Motorman Charles Stocker, of Al lentown, bruised. Mrs. C b. x wcomer, of Coopers br.rg, teeth broken, suffers train shock. Rev. B. K. Moltel, of Passer, hure In ternally. Motorman StocUer tried hard to stop the car when it slipped on th? steep grade, but the cur flew around the curve and swung against a guy pole, which tore off one side of the car and the roof. Those killed sat along the broken side of the car and were crushed by the post. The new Coopcrsburg line, on which the acci dent occurred, opened only last Wed nesday. WANT A RECEIVER APPOINTED Proceedings to tjave Jersey Building Association Declared Insolvent. Trenton, N. J., Dec. 24,?Peter R. Lindsay, of Paterson, yesterday in- j stituted proceedings to have the American Savings and Loan Associa tion declared insolvent. The asso ciation is a building and loan con cern, with headquarters in this city ( and branches throughout the state.' Lindsay is the Paterson manager, who claims the company's assets are $330,000, and that over $400,000 is owed to shareholders. John V. Boyd, general manager of the association, said that the company was perfectly solvent, and thai Lindsay's applica tion for the appointment of a re ceiver would be resisted. He insists that Lindsay's action is prompted by spite work. The company recently had some trouble with the state in surance department because it was charging its shareholders $1 per share for operating expenses. This the department neld was illegal. Says Cubans Want Annexation. Lexington. Ky.. Dec. 24.?"You will see an insurrection on the island of Cuba before a year has passed," said Dr. F. O. Young, who returned last night from a visit to bis brother, Lieu , tenant I.ucien Young. Dr. Young says that the thinking class of Cubans de sire annexation and that if the ques tton were submitted to a vote tt would be carried* As matters stand, he predicts that the Cubans will prove incapable of self government, and that their unrestrained prejudices and the Ignorance and discontent of a certain class will soon result in uprisings He says that a number of officers to whom he talked shared his view that an nexation is the hope of the island Blaze at Cairo, W. Va. Cairo, W. Va.. Dec. 23.?Fire threat ened to destroy the entire town here yesterday, but the volunteer work of citizens and the fortunate direction of the wind saved it. As a result the Dunlap hotel, several office buildings, stores, a tenement house and a resi dence were destroyed. A freight train ran over the hose and the water sup ply gave out. threatening the entire town, but water was finally pumped direct from the pumping station and the town was saved. No Institutes This Week. Harrisburg. Dec. 23.?The state de partment of agriculture will hold no farmers' institutes in Pennsylvania during Christmas week. The insti tutes will, however, be resumed on December 30 and continue without in terruption until early In March Dep uty Secretary Martin, who has charge [ of these gatherings., says the attend ance this winter far exceeds his ex pectatlons. Two and three iceturers are being furnished by the department for each institute. Small-pox In a Boston School. Boston, Dec. 24.?Small-pox has broken out at the Massachusetts Id-j stitute of Technology in this city,; which has about 2,000 students. Among those stricken is Frank C. Dane, of Portland, who is ill with varioloid. Hundreds of students who are now scattered all over toe country for the Christmas holidays have been ?xposed. k WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED Wednesday, December 18. Bill Hanraban knocked out Marvin Hart at Louisville, Ky., In less than one round. Miss Eleanor Ludlow, of Cincinnati, 1 eni< d that she is to wed Captain I Kiel. nd P. Hobson. Aft an attempt to blow the safe In Citizens' Hank at Lebanon, lnd., burg lars marked It "O. K." Major Isaac B. Brown, of Corry, Pa., ^ announced his candidacy for secretary of Internal affairs on the Republican M ticket. Secretary of War Root sent to con- * gress estimates of $2,000,000 for bar- | racks in the Philippines outside of t Manila. Thursday, December 19. Pennsylvania Division of the League of American Wheelmen met in Phtla- I delphla yesterday 1 Three children of Mrs. James E Ewlng. of Canyon City, Colo., were buinedto death in their home. } John M. Shappell, of Philadelphia, has been appointed temporary grand 0 master of records of the K G E The plant of the Snap Hook and 1 Eye company, at South Norwalk, Conn . was burned oyt last night 11 John I) Rockefeller ha3 offer d $150,000 to Welledey College. Mass.. i. on condition that a like amount Is col lected 1 Lee P Mills manager of th" South ern t.Iutiml Investment company at n Phoenix; Ariz., embezzled $10,0)0 from the company i Friday, December 20. The State Bank at Gothenburg, t Neb . was closed by the state banking board. t General Arthur MacArthur. U. S. A. attended a banquet in Kansas City, t Mo . last evening Ex-IJniteU States Senator J 11. { Berry, of Arkansas was badly in \ Jured by a 1 all on the ice at Newburg. i \ Mo Charles P Clilpp formerly a book- < keeper in the comptroller's office in New York, was arrested, charged with j larceny. The president yesterday sent to tne ; senate for ratification a new extradi tion treaty between the United States and Eeljium. ' urday, December 21. Mrs Ella Davis and her baby were found frozen to death at Sedaiia, Mo. Cherokee Indians at Tulsa, I. T., are suffering fr.om pueumonia and small pox. Five business buildings at New Lon- i , don Conn,, were gutted by fire. Loss, $100,040 1 The annual meeting of the Intercol- ! legiate Golf Association was held in New York today. Benjamin Elliott and Peter Kennen berg were killed by a fall of ore at the Caledonia mines, near Watertown, Ky. ' Monday, December 23. [ 1 Justice David McAdam, of the New i I York supreme court, died yesterday, i ] The First Congregational Church of i | Springfield. O., was destroyed by fire. ( Fire destroyed fire business build- ! ( ings at Huntsville, Ala., causing a loss Of $60,000. 1 The Shawmut, 11,000-ton freight , - Bteamer, was launched at Baltimore on Saturday. Mrs. Roosevelt held her second pub He reception in the White House on Saturday afternoon. ' Mrs. Elizabeth Dale, charged with j < poisoning her child at Hoboken, N. J., i was released on bail. I \ Jacob Beck, aged 40, committed sui- j cide at his home in Nazareth, Pa., ! by shooting, on being told he was an incurable sufferer from tapeworms. Tuesday, December 24. The postoffice at Ridgeway, Tex., 1 was burned, with all its contents. 1 There are bids of $77,500 each for five seats in the New York Stock Ex change. Andrew Carnegie has offered to give i $15,000 to Nyack, N. Y., for a library j building. Hon. William C. Case, ex-speaker j of the Connecticut house of represen- } tatives, died at Hartford. [ One man was killed and another J wounded in a fight at a railroad depot } at Dalhart, Tex., yesterday. Yale University received a gift of j $30,000 from Herbert K., Melissa F. J and Ernest Smith, of New York. The 21st annual banquet of the New England Socir' ?' Pennsylvania was held in Philade ; . . last evening. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad f will make extensive changes in the operating department on January 1. GENERAL MARKETS. Philadelphia, Pa.. Dec. 23.?Flour weak; winter superfine, $2 60 0 2.80; Pennsylvania roller, clear, $3.25@3.40; city mills, extra, $2.9003.15. Kye flour steady, at $3.3503.40 per barrel. Wheat firm; No. 2 Pennsylvania, red. S4c. Corn weak; No. 2 yellow, local, 66'/4c. Oats weak; No. 2 white, clipped. 54Vic.; lower grades, 50c. Hay weak; No. 1 timothy sold at $15.50? 16 for large bales. Reef steady; beef hams $18.50? 19.50. Pork firm; family, $19? 19.50. Live poultry, 9@9Vfee. for hens, and 6l,i@7c. for old roosters. Dressed poultry, 10?10Vic. for choice fowls and 6t4@7c. for eld roosters. Butter firm; creamery, 29c. Eggs were firm; New York and Pennsylvania, 30c Po tatoes were quiet; eastern, 85@88e. per bushel. Live Stock Markets. East Liberty. Pa., Dec. 23.?Cattle ' steady; choice, $6?6.30; prime, $5 75? ' 5.90; good. $5.20@5.50. Hogs slow and lower; prime heavies. $6.30?6.40; ! heavy mediums, $0.10?6.20; light me diums ami heavy yorkers, $5.8505.95, : light yorkers. $5.50? 5.65; pigs. $5.10@ 6 25; roughs, $4.500 5.50 Sheep steady; | best wethers. $3.75?4; common and culls. $1?2, yearlings, $3? 4 10; veal calves, $6 50? 7 50. j East Buffalo, N. Y., Dec 23.?Cattle fairly steady; best steers, $6.2506.50; heifers. $3.35 0 6.25; fair to good cows, $3?4.25; veals, $4 50 @7.75. Hogs ac tive and higher; heavy. $6.2006.30; mixed and mediums. $6 9006 20; pigs, t10 0 5.20; roughs. $5.2505 50; stags, ?4.50. Lambs stronger; top natives, 400 5.60- culls to good. $406.36; naaas, $5.2605.35 Sheep stronger; rilxed tops. $3.4003.65; culls to Fair. 1 7503.35; bandy wethers. $3.7004; yearlings, $3.800 4.26. HAPPY NEW YEAR. I. i ! i iO my Customers of 1901. Hoping that each one indi 'idually, and all collectiv ly, jient a happy and joyou? i "hiistmas, permit me to ex end to you my most cordial i hanks for the confidence y u ilaced in me during the year 901; and highly appreciating 'our past patronage, 1 take this ! ?pportunity to" inform my , riends and customers that on \ ccount of experience and much nformation obtained from cl< se y watching the markets, and tudiously looking after your uterest, as well as <ny own. hat 1 will be better prepared o serve my patrons in the fu ure than 1 have been in the >ast. Before purchasing else vhere 1 cordially invite you to ?all and see me and get my >riees on Dry Goods, Notions, _ i ? %i rii ' inu especially onoes. Wishing you it prosperous tfew Year, I am Truly 'yours, W. L. WOODALL, imithfield, N. C., Oec. 20, 1901. Turner's N. C. Almanac t-ree. To every subscriber who pays lis subscription one year in ad vance we will give a copy of Tur ler's North Carolina Almanac, j Every subscriber who has already laid up to December 1st, 1902, :an get an Almanac by calling at lur office. Remember you must lay a year in advance to get the Almanac. HIGHEST AVERAGE. On December 17, our entire! ireak at the Banner Warehouse | if 5,422 pounds averaged | ?24.99% per hundred. How is this for a high average? ijjj Skinner & Rausdaee. We have a nice lot of mules ind horses on hand and will have Another car load to arrive Jan uary 5 th. Gardner & Gaehraith. Car fresh salt just received a 'otter, Underwood & Co. SMITHFIEI.D MARKET cokbctkd kvttky thursday. n * 4 - O ' LA/DW/II ? ? in t g IU O : Cotton seen, per bu9hel 1!) Kggs 121 to 15 thickens 124 to 25 Sr&nulated Sugar 6 to 64 3orn, per bushel 90 to $1.00 Potatoes, per busho 35 to 40 Peas 65 to $1.00 Peed Oats, per bushel 65 to 70 Fresh Pork 7 to 8 j 3. R. Sides, per pound 9$ to 10 | Rams, " " 18$ to 14 Lard. " " 11$ to 12'$ 3keese, " " 15; Butter, " 20 to 25 Dried Apples, per pound 7$ to 10 3offee, per pound 10 to 12$ Bheep Skins, each 10 to 20 Bait Hides, per pound 7 to 8 Elides?Green, per pound 4 to 5 Hides?Dry Flints " 6 to 9 rallow 8 Beeswax 20 Heal, per sack $1.75 Flour, per sack ?2 10, 8.40 Fodder, per hundred 90 Hay, per hundred $1.00 Wool, washed 15 to 17 3ALE OF VALUABLE LAND NORTH CAROLINA?Johnston County, Mrs. V. A. Ronton, | Vntice J. 8. Creech and wife. 8. C. Creech. ( of 9alt'' By virtue of the authority contained in a ie roe of the Superior Court of said county in th* above cause rendered at the December Perm, 1901,1 will sell si public auction, for cash, at the Court House door in the town of Smithticld. N. C., on the 27th day of January, IW02, at 12 o'clock m, the following real estate: Beginning at a stake in Rurrella Branch and runs S. 87 E. 86 poles to a stake; thence N, 2*5 S i VV. 133 poles to a stake; thence N. 84 W. 35 poles to a stake; thence 8. 3 W, 41 poles to a pine; thence 8. 87 K. 1(1 poles to a stake in Bur rolls Branch: thence down said branch to the ginning, containing (42) acres. This is a valu able little farm. This December 24th, 1901. JA8, A, WKLLON8, Commissioner, This signature is on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo-Quinine T?bi.u the remedy that rarer a cold ta om day I keep u supply of Oliver chill two-horse plows. Also disc bur rows, grain drills and mowers. \V. M. Sanders. A hogshead of best l'orto Rico molasses just received. Also a car of salt. \V Al. Sanders. Ladies, go to Mrs. W. G. Yel vingtou's Millinery Store for your nice dressed hats, at reduced prices. 'For $5.00 you can buy a nice Breech Loading Gun at Cotter, Underwood & Co. ?Inst received at W. G. Yelving ton's Store, a large lot of heavy boots for winter, pncts $1.25 and up. Gents, if you wish to buy a nice suit clothes, fine overcoat, neat pair pants, up-to-date pair shoes cheap, call at \V. G. Yelvington's Store. I have a full supply of lime and cement. Also brick, plaster paris and hair. W M. Sanders. FARM FOR RENT. 1 have a two-horse farm at my White Opk plantation, to rent. Can furnish 20 acres of good to bacco lands, sevi ral barns and a pack house. W.M.Sanders. WANTMB! 200 bushels corn at Rand's Mill near Spilona, N. C. A. C. Johnson. For shoes oi any style, grade or quality, or sizes, light or heavy weight, in or out-door wear, very cheap, go to W. (J. Yelvington's Store. STRAYED. Strayed from my place one large red Jersey sow with white face, marked with a slit in right ear, a crop from left ear with a half moon from the underside ol left ear. One red pig with black spots strayed with her. Any per son finding them will pleast notify me. R. I). DUNN, Overshot, N. 0. WANTED. One thousand bushels cottor seed at the Ed. Mooreplantatioi near Selma. Will pay Selim market for same. J. R. Itaper. 1)20?4t. NOTICE. The undersigned having qualified as Admin istrator on the estate of Nellie O'Neal, de ceased, all persons having claims against sai< estate are herebv notified to present the sann to me duly verified on or before the 27th da of December, 1902, or this notice will be plead ed in bar of their recovery and all persons in debted to said estate will make immediat payment. This 23rd day of December, 1901. OHt'AK O'NEAL, Administrator. John A. Narkon, Att'y. Dec.r-?w X i'fri 1* WANT A WAGON? $ GET A VIRGINIA. WANT A BUGGY? *j GET A HACKNEY. /Jt Want Baiting? ^ GET IT HERE. W GET BARGAINS HERE. | ? ????? H1 lii in riir n i or FO^UWEMAC^OU^^LL?NT A IN THE RAGE oualitik and low prices are \h v-?i $ But One tl/ grade of material and one l? kind of workmanship in bflj Back's entire line of Cook aj stoves. Its the best. tJv . '.r ?" jjj " _ % *? -T5- >5? ? ;5 ^ OK ? -00 ? *0 m*-*0 . - - Xs KING, QUEEN and PRINCE. Don't buy any more Barks. They are actualiy gu aranty d t<> the customer f ir lo years. See those K >ds?and t hat Damper on top? no more burnt hands hunting for 1 tamper.- t >ver loo sold last season. Our prices are righ;. See them, buy them ami make home pleasant and happy. A large lot of the prettiest design and quality of Hl'tHiY I'OBliS just received, at most any old price. | |[ ^ ^^ Our stock Codars and 1 artless are just w hat you are looking for. ? 1 C-l m 1 1 vT5i ?>? Buggy Harness from $5.50 to any price you want. Guns. We are alw ays Headquarters for them. Try us. Respectfully, Phone 47. Smith field Hardware Co. ANOTH ERXXA CAR LOAD OF FURNITURE Opened this Week. TWO STORKS?At the old stand, next door to Dispensary, and in the new hotel building next door to W. .VI. Sanders. F very thing in the Furniture line positively cheaper than you can buy elsewhere. A X OUR S15.00 SUIT, A A consisting of a 6 ft. 2 in. bed, large bureau 24x30 French Glass, wash stand to match, can't be beaten for the money. While at the factory, our buyer picked up a bargain in COTTAGE CHAIRS in split, cane and rattan seat, will be sold at reduced prices. Yours for low prices, The Smithfield Furniture Co. Hardware, Buggies and Shop, WE HAVE I Stoves, Hollow Waie, Carpenters' Tools, Built ing Material, Farm Implements Tinware, Crockery, Wagon and Buggy Material, Buggies, Harness, Mill Belting, and a full line of General Hardware. A full line of both WAGON AND BUGGY HARNESS, Several kinds of buggies with price- down cheap A solid I car of stoves on 1 and. Everyone fully guaranteed. By get ! ting them in car lots we can sell very cheap. A General Wood and Blacksmith Shop FOR HORSE AND MULE SHOEING, Repairing Carts, Wagons, &c. Carts and wagons made to order. We are fully prepared to do any business in our line with you and ask your patronage. Selma Manufacturing Co, SELiVtA, IN C iff! Furniture! Furniture! Furniture! gr : JJx cz ? /jAj ^ I am here for business and want you to give me a trial 9 , ^ 02 btfore you buy your furniture, of any and til hinds. Your I Jr* Sffi M ^ bicycles, the best in the wide world. ^ I! ?? ENLARGING PICTURES A SPECIALTY, ] |ijl .S Picture Frames. Mouldings, Pictures and Easels. W 1 i ' 1 j ? ^ "ardrobes, Matt re) scs and Lounges. [ i ? \t m Coffins and ^ j f & ^SSiiMMIIj llil A Caskets 5* ! ! \ | Of ainrTnds & Sizes ? ; ; I! ROBES AND SLIPPERS TO SUIT. , \s ~ Thanking you tor your past patronage, and soliciting 5 S o < ? 5P a continuance of tame, I remain, ^ 1 6 [ 1 8 ?H Yours to serve, ; S s l-g Ri F. SMITH, y : ft ^ BEHSOH. H. C (v
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