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3fy jimitfjfirlii Rrralil price one dollar pes teas. "TRUE TO OURSELVES, OUR COUNTRY AND OUR GOD." single copies five centi VOL. 28. SMITIIFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY JANUARY 13, 1905. NO 45 THE LEGISLATURE, Whal Our Lawmakers Are , Saying and Doing. A Brief Review oi the Most Important Bills Intro duced and Passed Each Week. The General Assembly of North Carolina met lust Wednesday, January the 4th, at noon. The House was called the order by Mr. Frank I). Hackett, of Wilkes, principal clerk of the House at the last session. The body was then organized by the election of the following officers: Speaker?O. H. Guion, of Cra ven. Principal Clerk?F. B. Arendell, of Wake. Engrossing Clerk?M. 1). Kins land. of Haywood. Doorkeeper?John I). Kerr, of Caswell. The Republicans nomi nated J. A Crisp, of Caldwell, who received twentv-one votes. They offered 110 nomination for the other daces. The organization of the Senate resultedvas follows: President Pro Tem?C. A. Webb, of Buncombe. Principal Clerk?A. J. Maxwell, of Columbus. * ? ?? 1 TT ? I i-t 1 I Heading werK? ?. ij. iohood,, of Pasqotank. Sergeant at Arms?L. B. Pe- \ grain, of Raleigh. The Senate at once got to work and several bills were introduced the first day, among them being the following: Ry Senator Ward, An act to amend the Code so as to increase the salary of Supreme Court I Judges from ?2,500 to -13,500; j also a bill to increase the salary | of Superior Court Judges from ?2,500 to ?3,500. Senator Webb introduced a bill to make the salaries of certain State officers as follows: Gov ernor, ?5,000; Chief Justice, ?4, 500; Associate Justices, ?4.000, Superior Court Judges ?3,500 and ?500 for travelliugexpenses. Among the important bills in troduced in the Senate Thursday we note the following: By Webb, to regulate the manu facture of whiskey in Asheville and Buncombe. By Wright, to make it a mis demeanor for a partner to ap propriate to his own use partner ship funds without the consent of his partners. By Odell, to increase the ap propriation for Confederate sol diersfrom ?200,000 to ?300,000. By Ward, to amend the Code to provide for appeals in cases adjudged as contempt cases. By Areudell, to stop the sale of liquor at the Atlantic Hotel at Morebead City. The Governor's message was read and a resolution to have 500 copies printed was adopted. But few bills were introduced in the House Thursday. The most important of these are the following: Stewart., of Harnett to reform the divorce laws of North Caro lina. Winston, of Hertford, to amend the Constitution relating to the division of the school iuod. Cowles.of Wilkes, to amend the Constit ution relating to suffrage. Mr. Stewart's bill relating to divorce repeals all laws on di vorce passed since the Code of 1883, and limits divorces to the Hibtical causes only. Mr. Cowles is a Republican and bis bill provides for an amend ment. to the (onstitutional Amendment of 1900, His bill would make one year's residence in the state, instead of two, quali fy the person to vote,and moved put off the time required to pay Poll tax to September 1st, in stead of May 1st, and postpone the reading and writing qualifi cation to 1918 instead |of 1908. In the Senate Friday, Scales, of Guilford, introduced a bill to al low the Governor $1,000 a year for travelling expenses. Webb's bill to regulate the manufacture of liquor iu Ashe ! ville by allowing no distillery less i than thirty-six gallons daily ca I pacity passed ftnal reading. Governor-elect Glenn wired Fri I day night from Winston-Salem, to Senator Flier,of Forsyth, that i he prefers the hill providing for ! an increase of the salary of the | Governor should not pass on his ; account and asking that Senator Scales withdraw the bill. This is the oill introduced Friday allow ing *he Governor $1,000 a year for travelling expenses. Glenn's position also affects the bill pending for an increase of the Governor's salarv, Supreme and Superior Court judges. I The following important bills ] were introduced in the House Friday: l?y Win borne, of Hertford, to repeal the anti-jug law. a "fraud ulent act of the 1903 Fegisla ' tare"; also another bill to prevent fraudulent legislation by making the title of acts a part thereof Koonce, of Onslow, to make i carrying concealed weapons a j felony. Cunningham,of Person, to pro vide So,000 for a monument to! the late Matt \V. Ransom. Winborne, of Hertford, to pro vide for new trials for criminal cases in the event there is newly discovered evidence; also a bill to prevent injury by hasty and im provident restraining orders, by providing that any judge can hear matters when resident judge | i?a nut. i if fliatriot* In the House Saturday, Mr. Canaday, of Johnston, intro duced a bill to provide for a Con stitutional Amendment relating to the division of the school fund between the races. Notable bills introduced in the House were by McNinch.of Meck lenburg, to reform the divorce laws in compliance with the de mands of the religious bodies of the state which petitioned for remedial legislation. Little, of I'itt, to pay solicitors of districts, salaries instead of j fees. Murphy, of Ho wan, to prevent the fraudulent sale of merchan dise in bulk. The House was in session only an hour and the fSeuate only half an hour Monday. lu the House Winborne, of Hertford, introduced a bill to amend chapter 29, Laws of 189!), al lowing women married in North Carolina who move out of the State and who are brutally treat ed and coming back into the State, enters suit, shall be grant ed divorce with privilege to re marry, but the husband shall not remarry. This applied only to causes prior to 1899 and the Winborne bill is to nave it apply to cases since that time. It was referred to the judiciary com mittee. Winborne says the de sire is to have all divorce bills in- 1 troduced as early as possible so all can be considered together. Stronach. of Wake, introduced a bill to prevent misrepresenta- , tion of goods in advertising by merchants in the public prints. Graham, of Granville, to in- , crease the minimum fourth class pension to $20 per year. . Austin, of Nash, to prevent , persons from beating their way , on trains, by giving magistrates jurisdiction to. punish. , ? Ill /VICIIIUI IUIII. On December 2.'!, 1904, the Death Angel visited the home of Mr. Frank P. Whitley and bore away hie dear and devoted wife Alice Cornelia. She was born .Julv 8,1853. She professed faith in Christ at the age of 1(5 and joined the Methodist church and remained a faithful and devoted follower of her Lord to the end. She was a devoted wife, a lov ing and never tiring mother, and a kind and sympathetic Iriend and neighbor. She leaves a husband, five children, a mother, one sister and one brother, and a host of friends to mourn their loss. | Weep not loved ones. She's not dead, but liveth and resteth in the arms of her dear Savior's whom she loved'so well, watch ing and waiting for her loved ones to meet her in.that happy home beyond the skies. A Friend. STATE NEWS NOTES. Items of Interest to North Carolinians Clipped and Culled from the State Papers. An orphauage of the Christian Church is to be located at Elou College. The receipts of the Raleigh post office for IStO-t were nearly a mil lion dollars. The Cravea county farmers have agreed to reduce cotton acreage at least 2o per cent. Wilmington is the fifth cotton port of the world. She exports seven times as much as Charles ton. The Commissioners of Wayne County have again refused to grant license to saloon keepers in l'ikeville. Rev. G. N. Cowan has resigned as pastor of the Baptist church at Kinstou to accept the pas torate os the church at Bristol, Teuu. Wake County will lead in the length of its school term for the new year. The new apportion ment will give a seven or eight month's term throughout the county. The hoard of directors of the North Carolina Railroad Com pany met in Raleigh Tuesday and declared the usual 7 percent, dividend on capital stock. The State's part of this dividend is $210,000. J. P. Brewer, of Grade, Alexan der county, has one of the small est, girls to her age in this coun try. She is nearly fifteen years old but only 30 inches high and weighs 30 pounds. She wears a child's size shoe. County Superintendent ot, Health Pridgen, as the result of? an inspection iu Sand Hill town ship in Lenoir County has discov ered twenty cases of small pox. The disease is con fined to negroes, is iu a very mild form, and all the ? cases have been quarantined. j The Asheville Gazette-News says that if Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Treadway, of. Sandy Bottom, Madison county, live to March]1 3d they will celebrate the 73d anniversary of their marriage. Mr. Treadway is 94 and his wife j 93 years old. Fire at Rockingham early ( Saturday morning destroyed the livery stable of M. L. Hinson and I j 32 mules and horses perished in !, the flames. Three storerooms, a , dwelling and shop were also L burned. The loss, which is con-jj siderable, is partially covered by insurance. Mr. Hugh McRae, head of the bonding house of Hugh McRae A Co., has donated $10,000 to the city of Wilmington for the purpose of establishing an agri cultural and mechanical school: there. The city aldermen have agreed to appropriate $2,000 annually for that purpose on condition that the county com missioners do likewise. This us anriaM t.lin aohnnl There has beeu talk of a din pensary at Lexington, t lie main ( reason aligned being that the , prohibitory law is not enforced. | but a joint meeting of all the , congregations in that town, held , at the Baptist church, decided , that no dispensary is wanted. ( Instead a committee was op pointed to devise ways aud ' means to enforce the prohibitory iaws and all the people present pledged themselves to aid in the ?nforcement. ( General .James 1). Glenn will be 1 jrivate secretary of his brother,' I lovernor-elect It. B. Glenn. Gen. i jlenn is now law agent for the i Southern railway, with a resi- 1 fence in Greensboro. The duties i >f the position are exacting, and I ais health has never been restor- ( >d completely since his stroke of ( paralysis last summer. The po- I ution of private secretary is very \ dose to the governor, and while \ ts duties are lighter than a rail- t vfty position, it is by no means t inimportant. t Fire at (ireeuville at o'clocl Tuesday morning destroyed twc tobacco warehouses, four priz< houses and several smaller build intrs, together with half a mill ion pounds of leaf tobacco. Tht total loss is fully $<>0,000; in surance $40,000. The origin ol the fire is unknown. The presidential electors as sembled iu the Senate Chamber, at Raleigh Monday all beinu present, and east twelve votes for Parker, for President and for Davis for vice president. Frank S. Spruill was elected messenger ! to carry the vote to Washing ton. Speeches were made by electors Abernatby and Spruill, nominating Parker, and by Crawford and Dond, nominating Davis. POLENTA NEWS. Death of Mrs. Johnson?Our Good Teachers?Personal Notes. < bir section is the healthiest we have ever known. Wedou'tknow of a single sick person. There will he preaching at Kliza beth next Sunday morning by the pastor, Rev. Mr. Fisher. Mr. John Hardee will sell fruit trees attain this year. He made quite a success of it last year. The acreage in cotton in 1905 will be at least 25 per cent, less in all this section than last year. More grain than ever will be put in. The tobacco acreage will be wj 1 i. v\?+ 1 \.? iiu.rooaorl on^iivy ii-^HJU/PCU. The Morgan-Ward nuptials were somewhat of a surprise to some of us. Miss Ward, that was, has a host of friends in this sec tion. all of whom wish for this young couple a blissful union. "Forget the past aud live in the future," was the text from which Itev Mr. Townseud, the pastor, preached at Shiloh last Sunday morning. The subject was haudied in a masterly man ner. The crowd was not as large as usual, owing to the extreme cold weather. Mr. H. T. Garrard, of Norfolk, Va., is spending a few days at his old home. We are always glad to shake his hand, and hope his stay will be longer than usual. He has traveled much, but says, to his way of thinking, this sec tion of country beats all he has ever been in. This township is to be congrat ulated on the excellency of its white public school teachers. M iss Les at Myatt's School House, Miss Williams at Polenta Acad emy, Miss Jones at Red Hill, Miss Wagstaff at Holland's School House, Mr. Millard Turner at Mt Zion?all up-to-date teach ers, aud giving entire satisfac tion?and the children are learn ing under them, too. Mrs. Lula Johnson, wife of Mr. lames .Johnson, and daughter of Mr. Rartlett Johnson, died at her father's residence on Satur Jay evening last at 2 P. M. Sev eral months ago whilst living in Smithtield. she was taken down sick with typhoid fever and hex ever since been confined to her bed, the disease finally terminat ing into consumption, which caused her death. She was a con sistent member of Shiloh Mission ary Baptist church, a devoted wife, kind and affectionate moth-( ?r and an obedient and loving laughter. She leaves a son, fath ?r, sister, two brothers, and a Host of friends to mourn her de nies. Her remains were laid to ?est in* the cemetery at Shiloii Sunday evening, a large con- j ?nurse of sorrowing ones being I iresent. .Ian. 10th. Typo. Sickening; Shivering: Fits if Ague and Malaria, can he re-1 ieved and cured with Electric Hitters. This is a pure, tonic | nedicine; of especial benefit, in nalaria, for it exerts a true cura ive influence on the disease, driv ng it entirely out of the system. 1 It is much to be preferred to Juinine, having none of this Irug's bad after-effects. E. S. j dunday, oi Henrietta, Texas, writes: "My brother was very low with malarial fever and jaundice, ill hetook Electric Hitters, which taved his life. At Hood Bros drug store; price oOc., guaranteed. c THE DIVISION OF SCHOOL FUNDS. Representative Canaday Introdu ces a Bill tor a Constitutional Amendment. f House bill No. 18 introduced in the House by Representative . Cauaday last Friday provides for a constitutional amendiueut ? to be submitted to the people for , ratification at the next general election. The intent of the pro posed amendment is to secure a more equitable division of the public school fund between the white race and colored race. Section 1 embraces the pro posed amendment. That section 2 of article IX of theconstitution of the State of North Carolina be, and the same is hereby amended by striking out the fol lowing words which conclude j said section?"but there shall be no discrimination in favor of, or to the prejudice of either race," and inserting in lieu there of the following: "but the Genera! Assembly may divide the taxes raised under this Consitutiou between the races iu such man-; ner as the General Assembly! may deem just and equitable. Tne remaining three sections!, define ttie manner in which the , election is to be conducted. The bill was referred to the committee , ion Constitutional Amendment. , Another bill of quite similar im port has been introduced by ?Judge Winborne, of Murfrees- , ooro. This bill is in accord with the instructiotiH given our Senator | and Representatives It will | be remembered that the follow- ( ing resolution was unanimously ? passed by the last Johnston i j County Democratic Convention: i "Resolved, that said Senators I | and Representatives are in-1' structed to use their best en- ' deavors to secure the passage I' j of an Amendment to the Con- ' stitution of North Carolina ! j empowering the colored race to j' | levy taxes to be applied solely J to the education of the colored children." 1 KENLY NEWS. i 1 Mr. Claude Darden, cf Falcon, ? has accepted a position with Mr. R. A. Hales. Mr. Charlie Creech, of Fourj Oaks, is spending a few days with j Mr. I. J. Creech. 4 Mr. Paul Liles, of Tarboro, ' spent Saturday and Sunday night ' with friends here. Miss Beatrice Earle, of Nash ville, is visiting her brother, Mr. - S. S. Earle, this week. * Miss Susie Sauls, of Goldsboro, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. S. S. Earle. this week. Mr. I). T. Perk in# went to j Greensboro Sunday to spend a ^ few days with friends. j ? Mrs John Wilder, from near ] Louisburg, is spending a few j days with her sister, Mrs. W. T. E Bailey, this week. Mrs. Billiard Richardson and r her son. Jimmie. snent a few davs _ with her daughter, Mrs. W. T. Bailey, the first, of the week. ^ Mrs. Dora Gilbreath and little f son, Hal, of Smithfield, came Thursday to spend a few days ^ with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Harden. ^ Messrs. Teacher and Bailey. ? r young men from Fremont, have , opeued a general merchandise ( store in the old Racket Store, re. f ceutly vacated by J.T. Edgerton A: Bro :, Mr. A. J. Smith, telegraph op- . erator at Spencer for the South- t ern Railway, has resigned his po- a tion there, and accepted a posi- . t.ion as book-keeper for <1. (?. Ed gerton & Son. j A large number of the farmers | ^ of Beulah Township met here e Thursday, January 5th, to dis cuss the cotton situation and; appoint delegates to the County Convention. A number of speeches were made and a resolution pass ed to reduce theacreage this year ?'! to five ncres to the horse. The h following were elected to attend t the county meeting: Messrs. II I). H. Baglev, Ephriam I'ittman. n Nathan Jackson, W. A. T. Dur-ju ham, J. II. Hales, and Eli (?od- A win. . b Jan. 10th. Rex. i1 GENERAL NEWS NOTES. The Japanese Ministry i)t Ma rine reports that 305 mines have been (beared within a forty miles radius of Fort Arthur. The nomination of the negro Crura to be collector of the port at Charleston, S. C., which has been pending for a long time, was confirmed last week by a strict party vote?83 to 17. An enthusiastic mass meeting at Meridian, Miss., Tuesday at tended by more than a thousand merchants, bankers and farmers, endorsed a plan to hold cotton for ten cents aud decided to re duce the acerage this year and to use less fertilizer. Fifty per cent, of the Russian officers captured at Port Arthur will voluntarily go to Japan as prisoners of war. The others will sign the purole offer and return to Russia. The total number of prisoners is 878 officers and 23,040 men. More than 500 farmers of Laurens countv, Georgia who are holding 10,000 bales of cot ton for better prices, held a mon ster mass-meeting Saturday, elected delegates to the coming convention in New Orleans and pledged themselves to reduce cotton acreage 25 to 50 per cent. 1 uc 1U1 UJCIO UI /UlUtJINUIl rlLlU Vork counties, in South Carolina, Columbia, Greensboro and Pell n Alabama; met Tuesday and ?ledged themselves to reduce their acreage 25 per cent, with a :orresponding reduction in the ise of commercial fertilizers, fork county farmers decided to lold present stock for 12 cents. Standing beneath the draped olds of the American flag while :he walls about him aud the ioor beneath him trembled in "espouse to cannon that roared i salute in his honor, Alva Adams was Tuesday inaugura ted as governor of Colorado. The oath of office was adminis tered by Chief Justice Gabbert. \t the side of Governor Adams itood the athletic form of the ?etiring Governor Jumes Pea tod v, who will at once begin vhat will be an energetic aud titter tight for the governorship. Greatly in Demand. iNothing is more in demand than i medicine which meets modern ?equirements for a blood and eve em cleanser, such as Dr. King's 'Jew Life Pills. They are just that you need to cure stomach ind liver troubles. Try them, ft Hood Pros, drug store, 25c., guaranteed. Farmers Association in Meadow. A part of the farmers in Meadow ownship, Johnston County, met it Peacock's X Roads Saturday, lecember 31st, 1904, for the lurpose of organizing a farmers issociation. We organized with W. S. Kld idge president and L A.John ion secretary. \I r II W InVinoAn ovrilo?n?>rl .'ii. ? ? .?> . iinuii rA|'iaMl''W he object of the meeting. The r?l lowing resolutions were passed: let. Whereas, the price of cot on is entirely too low and that he farmers of Meadow township ecoramend that, the remainder it the present crop of cot ton be leld for prices that justify the armers to produce it. 2nd. Whereas, we have too nuch cotton on hand for good irices and we recommend that he crop for 1005 be reduced in icreage as much as twcnty-flve ier cent. It was then moved that re meet again Saturday, January 4th, lUOo, at two o'clock. We ope to see more of the farmers ome out. L. A. Johnson, See. Spoiled Her Beauty. Harriet Howard, of 201) W. 4th St., New York, atone time ad her beauty spoiled with skin rouble. She writes: "I had Salt Iheum or Eczema for years, but othing would cure it, until I sed Hucklen's Arnica Salve." i quick and sure healer for cuts, urns and sores. 2.">c. at Hood tros. drug store.
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