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RSBBtSOKmLE • turned from a visit to relatives near j
—; — Pauuyra.
There were lots of folks at Eat M »« Millie Everett of near Rob
Snap Sundar. er.sc»nviilo,spent Tuesday with rtla-|
Mr. Graham Guilford, we- arc tlves here.
C lad to say. * improving. Messrs. JatfKs Bollock and lid.
Mr. D. F- Batch we* to Snow 4 Robersonvdle, were in
Bill Saturday on business town Tuesday.
Mm Lanier, of Wiffiaitßton. Is Mr. end Mi*. G. P. McNaugh
visiting y 2. Morton. toa hare returned from a tnp to
„ _ „ „ Lynchburg. Va
Dr. R- H. Hargrove went to
¥iitia Monday on Iwsioea. Misses Lillk Wyan and Anna
Mim Hla Burroughs spent Sun- . Evcnrtt *«* *** Thursday
day with Miss Leon. Robeison. ,B
* Mr. Bojrkms returned from Wil , M 'f" Kcb * >nd Anna
mm Mawday ia time for tl»e sale. Washington. are the guests of
* " Mi*. E. O. Burroughs.
Sam Smith, of Petersburg, Va , . ...
spem several day, here this week. L and baby.
of Conway, S C., are visiting the
. Mr. U-JJvJ Thurston, of Mae- family of J. B. Burroughs.
'(MtU. WM here a few days this
Vlrs. Joyner, of Scotland Neck,
Is spending sometime with her
"• * ' >ea ' an * daughter, Mrs.Clias. McNaugliton.
Mim Margaret, spent Sunday ia Ivtyta and
Lillian Taylor, I
Sallic Purvis and Sallie Everett, of
Mim Mary Hatdbon, of Rocky Gold Point, spent Tuesday night
Monat, is visiting Miss Alice Grimes in town.
this week.
'Master Siom Everett left for Ox- HAMILTON
fold Wednesday to resume his
. . . Edgar Long left for Chapel Hill
m * ml Saturday.
Mim Henrietta Peele.of \\ illiams Charlie Perkins came home from
tm. is vfaitmg Mim Leona Robei- Norfo | k V a., last week.
Mm this week.
Robert Baker left for Trinity
Messrs. John Ross and A. S w m niter school.
Roberson have returned from their ,
Northern trip. . Master Willie Lawrence left for
.. «- , Tarboro Monday to visit relatives
Mr.Ed.F. Huffines. of Williatas
ton, was here a short time Wednes- Mrs. Johnson and children, of
day on business. Norfolk, Va., are visiting Mrs.
_ Purvis.
J. C. McAdams went fb Wash- *
iagtoa Saturday and returned Mon Misa « Lina awl Be«ie Mayo
Jay oa the freight. have been visiting Mb Lou Mayo
Brown.
Messrs. Stalls and R. T. Taylor.
of Gold Point, went to Washington Xan,:le Snuth - of Wlllums -
Wednesday on business. ton - was in Hamllton for a few
days last week.
Misses Alice Grimes, Sophie
Morton and Lfoua Lafciter were Master »°K RarnhUl . who has
visitors in Parmele Monday. bcen l u ' te skk w,th l >"P hoKl feVcr
is much better.
Masters Ben Griffin and Purefoy
Andrews left Monda* for Bethel Miss Xanme Purvls ' of Tarboro,
where they will enter school. wbo has Uva v » itin e Mrs Br > a,! •
returned home Friday.
Miss Pearl Edmonson, who has
been visiting relatives here has re Mi; * Ij!C7 Gra ? has * oue to
' turned tq her home in Bethel. Edgecombe to spend some time
with Miss Annie Howell.
Miss Lacy House, of Scotland
Neck, spent several days here this Rcv M T Lawrence preached
week with friends and relatives. " l lb « Primitive Bay**: Church
• • t Sunday moruing and night.
. Ifisii JReva and Mary Sherrol . • .
. _ .. ... . . .. . Misses Kasha and Mary Sherrpd
and »¥>« Matthews left Monday f c .
far Vimlm alme th;y will attend »" d »•«■ *"'■» S "«»'
ZNonaal .hi, «~00 Aad ™"
M - D_._j.iy who Mr. D. C. Jones. Miss Belle Car-
Mim Smbe Beverly, who has
returned to her J«~l«*for BalUmore Monday.
koae ia Bethel Tuesday. • :
7 iiarfjf!■■■
«- Mim Leona Lasher, of Farm-
Title, left Wednesday for Green 11 ® a K™ l convenience to have
viOei where she will spend a short at hand remedies for use in
tiam before returning home. e *~ accident and for slight in
juries ailments. A good liniment
• tlCmGtma Berry, who has been ooe t j jat „ becoming a fa-
U1 Wtm Alice Grimes jj a bonsehota necessity
•* returned to her Chamberlain's Pain Balm. By
have in Ayden Monday. applying it promptly to a cut,
Mr. John Pfclmer, formerly of bruise or born it allays the pain
thfc hut now of Kiastou, was and causes the injury to heal in
hoc Saturday. Somky and Man- about one third the time usually
4ay shaking with uld ac- required, and as it is an antiseptic
n it prevents any danger of blood
Mime. Hemic JMrnhiU and Hat isoniEK , When Pain a
.. - . kept at hand a sprain may be treat
** t before inflammation sets in, which
fneads and relatives ia town for . - ■ Vnr .
m . insures a quick recovery, ror sale
Mm* t«mo hiof returned to their
—— BASSELL.
ETERETTS
■■ Mim Caddie Purvis, of Dunn, is
Mim Anaabelle Everett m visit- visiting in this community,
friends ia WBliamston ML * Hamniie Howard, of Tar
Mim Ella Lilly of Scotland Reck boro, is visiting relatives here,
is vintMK Mia. S. S. Bailey. hl£minß an d W. R. How
Tiuftmiad meetings began in the ard went on the Norfolk excursion
jj Baptist Church Snuday night.. last week. - - ' T
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WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER n. 1903.
Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Ayers, of
Elizabeth City, returned home
Tuesday after a visit to R. H.
Salsbury.
Miss Clara Salsbury left last
week, accompanied by her brother,
R H. Salsbury, to enter the Bap
tist Female University, at Raleigh.
Misses Pattie aud Mabel Vaughn,
two of Scotland Neck's sparkling
gems of iovuuess, were the guests
of Mrs. W. A. Fleming from Fri
day till Monday. One young man
in the community has the writer's
most profound commiseration.
Has Soli A Pil««(Ckialifliii's Cetigk
Hcraed?
I have sold Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for more than twenty
years, and it has given entire satis
faction. 1 liave sold a pile of it
and can recommend it highly.—
JosKfH McEmunky, Linton,lowa.
Vou will find this remedy a good
friend when troubled with a cough
or cold. It clways affords quick
relief and is pleasant to take. For
sale by S. R. Biggs.
WILLIAMS
Miss Linah Long, of Jamesville,
,is visiting Miss Tilley Roberson.
Miss Charlie Mizell, of James
ville, is visiting Miss Lucy Riddick.
Miss Mary Warren Coburn, of
Roper, is visiting Mim Mary Man
ning.
Mrs. Sam Langley, of Roper, is
visiting her brother, Mr. W. E.
Daniel.
Mr. N. T. Riddick lost a fine
horse Thursday morning that was
worth S2OO. k
Mr. N. T. Riddick has improved
the looks of his house very much
by painting it.-
MJS. W 11. Lcggett.of William;
ston, attended our church services
Sunday evening.
Mr. W. J. Hardison, of William
ston, spent Monday With his son,
Mr. I. B. Hardison.
Mr. Hob White, of Williatnstoti,
attended otir church service Sun
day evening and at night.
Work has again commenced on
Holly Springs' Church. We want
to finish it by the third Sunday.
Mr. D. I. Jones has commenced
picking cotton. If he can get a
bale he will get something for it.
Mr. J. L Coltran fell off a load
of fodder and hurt himself Sunday
evening very badly, though not
seriously.
A series of meetings have been
started at Riddick's Grove. We
hope it will do lots of good in our
community.
Mrs. W. E. Daniel left for Hani
let Tuesday morning to spend
sometime with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Keel.
Miss Minnie Lanier returned
last Wednesday from Rocky Mount
where she has been since March.
We are indeed glad to see her.
DAROENS.
Vance Fagan spent Sunday in
Williamston.
S. D. Jones returned to Balti
more, Md., Sunday morning.
Mim Ora Gurkin, who has been
sick for several days is recovering.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wright at
tended church in Dardens Sunday.
Master Hilary Riddick is in Pine
town visiting bis sister, Mm. Cla
gon.
Mrs. Pattie Peel ar.d child, little
Hamet, are visiting friends in Pine
town.
Miss Garnie McCaskey and Effie
Davenport were visitors in Dardens
Sunday.
S. M. Darden is on the sick list
this week. We wish him a speedy
recovery.
Mrs.jLizzie Wcohouse and child
are still in our midst visiting friends
and relatives. r
Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Fagan and
j Goodman Hamilton and John
j Pagan were visitors in Wardens
! Monday afternoon.
Carroll Pagan is quite ill with
' the billions fever. We hope to sec
hi in out again soon. ,
Miss Lula Jones, Who lias been
suffering with a fevir for several
weeks, is recuperating,
Hist Courtney ColAirn and Eli
jah Marrow attenutv church at
Ware's Chapel Sunday,
Rev. Mr. Spruill delivered an
able sermon to a large «my legation
at the Disciple church JUtnday.
J
Mrs. David SwinsOi* and child
spent Sunday in PMliouth, the
guests of Mrs. Swinsok's brother.
Sheriff Jackson.
Rev. Mr. Brown, oH Ply month,
preached at the MethAist church
Sunday afternoon to Jnite a con
course of jieople.
Miss Alice Gibson, o| Williams
ton, came [Saturday a§d as the
guest of her sister, Mrs. 6. M. Dar
den, ou Main street.
Misses Lucy and Gleunie Smith
wick, of near Williamston, were
the guests of Misses Alice and Mar
guerite Dacdcn Saturday and Sun
day.
Misses Beulali Bateman and Mary
Hassell and Master Julian Hassell
of Jamesville, were guests of Mas
ter Carroll and Miss Bernice Pagan
Sunday.
We think man in our
community is thinking of purchas
ing some 'calico"*tliis Fall. Well,
he tuny be going into the niercaii-.
tile business.
The new Sunday Schools at Roa
noke Grove and Disciple church
arc rapidly progressing. They
have quite a number 011 the roll,
and most everybody enjoys going.
Buklia'i Arcici SaUe
Has world-wide funic for marvel
ous cures. It surpasses any other
salve, lotion, ointment or balm for
Cuts, corns, Burns, Boils, Sorts,
Felons, Ulcers, Tetter, Salt Rlieum,
Fever Sores, Cliappid Hands. Skin
Eruptions; infallible for Piles.
Cure guaranteed Only 25c at all
druggists.
JAMESVILLE.
- September 9th, 1903.
Mr, J. E. Evans went to Wil
liamston Sunday.
Trof. A. J. Mantling, of Aydcn,
was in town Monday.
Miss Annie Glasyard left for
. Smithfield hist Friday.
R. White, ISsq., left for his lidiiiS"
1 in Toledo, Ohio, Sunday.
On Wednesday,, at 4 p. 111., the
Cedar Branch base ball team and
the Jamesville team crossed bats.
The game was very interesting and
exciting, and was well played after
the 18th inning. The score was
33 to 34 in Cedar Branch's favor.
On Saturday we were introduced
by Prof. R. J. Peel to Hon. Thos.
W. Blount Mr. Blount addressed
a large and attentive audience on
the educational issues of the day.
He is an able speaker and in the
way he presents the educational
1 question can not but impress the
people with the fact that our State
is far behind along these lines. We
should wake up to our duty and
should try and wake up every boy
and girl this grand old State to
their educational interest. Mr.
. Blount was quietly listened to. We
hope his able speech will take
some effect on our people.
A lw Wild Ride Fir U(i
With family around expecting
; him to die, and a son riding for
life, 18 miles, to get Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds, W. H. Brown,
; of I,eesville, Ind., endured death's
agonies from asthma; but this won
derful medicine gave instant relief
and soon cured him. He writes:
" I now sleep soundly every night"
Like marvelous cures of Consump
tion, Pneungmia, Bronchitis, Coughs
1 Colds and Grip proves its matchless
merit for all Throat and Lung
troubles. Guaranteed bottles 50c
i.HDjp
The loitering woman, who at mid
dny, on a May morning, wandered to
end fro between the Strand and H'ra
falgar Square. Ilrnt on one Hide of the
road then on the other, attracted
neither attention nor interest, seeing
that «he was plainly dressed. unob
trusive in manner ami appearance.
A youth of ease and comfort, (ul
lowed by it marriage with the man of
her choice, In spite of a atralgfitonod
outlook, and itgalwt the advice and
wishes of her friends.
A brief, brave struggle against Kate,
who, in a ruthless mood, tented the
strength of I.pve vvhra pitted againnt
commonplace worldly Failure; un
faltering endurance to the end. wln.-n
strain mid stress gave release by
death to the man; then loneliness, and
a deeper depth of poverty, borne with
11 bitter pride tliat held her back from
seeking for herself the charity of
friends or strangers which had been
withheld from him.
She was clasping In her hand a
half-crown of two centuries ago. which
bote the Joint presentments of Wil
liam and Mary on one side. She had
been told once that, to a coin collector,
it would be of some value over and
above its equivalent In bronse; and
she was debating where she would
take it.
KI-KVKN.
She was fsint with hunger and
weakness, yet the hope within her
brought faith that after she had re
newed her atreugth with the proceeds
of thla coin she would lie able to start
once more In search of work, and that
luck would crown her efforts this
time.
There Is more than one money
changer near Charing Cross; it was a
chance which she would choose. The
half-open iloor of oue revealing a mo
mentary absence of customers eucour
ag 1 her, and she entered.
"I wanted to know If you would
juy this William and Mary half-crowa,
please';"
The man did not answer* He was a
dark haired, dark skinned, coarse
featured trader of the Kuraalan type,
lie stared at her In insolent alienee,
with a sneering smlk-.
She *vent nearer to the counter and
held out the coin, repeating the ques
tion.
"What do you want for it?" he Bald
Jeerln^ly.
"What could you give me?" she fal
. —' j nr-r 1 1 - «■-
' .Vame your price." he raid, still
•taring.
"Would live shillings—could Trou
Hh> broke elf. for the man hod brok
en into a coaree laugh.
"I wouldn't give you one and itlx
peace for it " ho snld, and moved
away from the counter,, putting his
hat on. Tingling with humiliation
and a desire that she had strength
to defend herself or a defender to pro
tect her, she l.ad no resource but to
pick up the coin and go out of the
bureau, the Insulting laughter ringing
in her earß. She stood unsteadjjy on
Jie curb for an instnnt thea stepped
Into the road to cross toward the post
office.
There was a confused medley of
sound, a cry. an oatli, a crash, and
she was lying In the rop.d.'llung aside
by the wheels of a passing hansom.
• • « • • •
"I believe 1 know this lady," said
a jut Hl elbowing his v/ay through the
crowd round her. "(Jet nle a four
wheeler, I'ollceiiian. I'll take her
home."
She recovered consciousness as she
wa3 being lifted Into the cab. Then
her eyes met those of the bureau de
change man, who had pushed his way
CIOKO up to the cab.
Some intuition mode her turn to the
man who was getting into the cab
with her, and say:
"Kon't let him Insult me again."
•'Who'/" asked her new protector,
jid following her gaze, he saw the
dark, sneering face. Ills own fair,
clean-shaven one hardened Into sud
den anger.
"1 want that man's name and ad
dress, constable." he said. "IH sea
him later."
The money changer's smile vanish
ed, and he burst Into a torrent of
abuse.
"Namo and address, please, eon
stable," said the man In the cab.
"Here's my card. Drive on, cabman."
And he pulled up both windows.
"Who are vouT" said the woman
faintly, aa tbey drove away.
"Ikm't you know me, Kitty?" ha
answered, in a tender voice, putting a
supporting arm round her.
"Why," ske said brokenly, "It's
?hll. Oh. Phil, I'm so glad."
His face lit up. "Not so glad as I
am, Kitty. Do you remember the
Wlllaui-and Mary half crown T I said
1 would come back for it some day."
"Here It is!" She unclosed her
land, all bruised and mudstained.
"Hut, I'hll. 1 nearly sold It Just now.
I—forgive un, I'hll—l was starving."
He could not speak for a moment.
-He could only lift the band to his Hps.
"My Utile Kitty—starving!" he said
at last, under his breath. "1 hoard
you were married, Kitty, after I went
awsy. I. wasn't surprised or hurt; you
woro too much of a child to know
what you wore to me. Hut it kept me
from coming homo. What has become
of him?"
"lie's dead, I'hll."
Tha mau s lace relaxed. "Dead!" ha
aaiii Lcftly, "and you are free, Kitty.
Thank God 1 came heme."
Then he gathered her up la Us
arm*.—free Lance. „
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Kininett Boyett: of Kinston, who John Mullcr, a German, was ar
murdered his wife last Friday, has rested Monday afternoon at his
been committed to jail without bail. home .Syracuse, N. Y., charged
■ _ with having threatend to shoot the
kinston, N. C , Sept. 7 —l'ire . , . .. .
, , , 1 , President du ring his stay in that
broke out in the tour-storv tobacco
prize house next to the Carolina
Warehouse this morning at 2:.5 Therc waa a heaVy Sn ° W fa " 00
o'clock and quickly spreading to the range between Colorado Springs
the Carolina, destroyed the two »nd Cripple Creek Sunday night. It
with all in them and abodoing scr was to run trains to the
ious damage to the American To- summit of Pike s Ptak Monday oa
„ , account of the suow drifts,
bacco Company s mammouth stetn
rnery across the street. Loss s2o,- Oscar Wicker, of Rock Hills, S.
000; insurance $14,000. C., a student of Ilampden Sidney
College, was killed Sunday by *
The Duplin county jnry who pasemger train near Keysville, Va.
tried Dan Teachey for the murder wirker was to college
of Bob Rivenbark in Kenansville from South Carolina on his wheel,
last week, brought in a verdict of He was only years oM
murder in the first degree on Sat
urday evening at 6 o'clock ami the A dastardly attempt to wreck the
presiding judge sentenced Teachey southbound Washington and South
to be liaugcd on the 2nd day of western Vcstibuled Limited on the
October. Counsel for Teachey Southern was made Monday night,
gave notice of appeal to the Su- The engineer saw an obstruction
preme Court.' ahead in time to stop his train. A
Five negro prisoners in the coun «H«tion of old iron rocks and
ty jail at Louisburg made a dash cros * t,es I,ad carefu ">' P ,aced
for liberty alx>ut 7 o'clock Monday on 1 e trac '
evening, when Jailer High went in Lieutenant Sutton, of the con
to give the prisoners their supper, stabulary, ol Manila, was murdered
and two of then made good their by a mob of native policemen at
escape. One of the negroes struck Cabugao, a few days ago, while at- '
the jailer over the head with a tempting to arrest a policeman foe
scantling, inflicting painful but not disobedience of orders. HisassafK
very serious injury. The jailer, ants were promptly arrested,
however, put up a plucky fight and OHvcr Stewart, the chairman
shot one of his assailants twice. 0 f |j IC lia ti(iial prohibition coin-
He is dying. His nume is Mitchell, millec, has issued the call for that
and lie was in jail for larcc-ny. In committee to meet at the Auditor
fact all five of the negroes were in j unl> Chicago, at 10 a in. Wednes
jail to stand trial for offences of December 16, for the puijose
that character. pi fixiiiK the time and place of the
George Daniels, the man who next national prohibition convcn
waylaid and shot and killed Will tion.
Maxwell in Duplin county last Not only ha* the most youthful
week, was taken to Gold.sboro and murderer ever known in the erim
placcd in jail on Saturday night be- inal annals of Baltimore confessed
cause of the unsafe condition of the his crime to the police, but he also
Duplin county jail. Daniel admits made a statement admitting that
the killing and says he did not he murdered Miss Link and that
know what else to do; that he had the only rewaid he gained was a
ordered Maxwell to stay from bis small piece of peanut taffy. This
home and he continued bis visits and criminal is Charlie Jones, a twelve
persisted in paying attention to year old colored loy.
the wife and step-daughter of Dan- . .. .. , . .
J. ? An operation 011 thaheartof Mat
lels . Last 1 hursday moiuiiig . .
. \ thew Plowman, who was .stabbed in
Daniels left home with his shot r . . .
• a "gbt Saturday 111 Chicago, may
tun and went to the woods where .. , .
~ „ ~ ... - . save the man s life. At Mercy bos-
Maxwell was dipping turpentine .... , . . .
, , . , ' 1 r pital, where he was taken, physic
and shot 111111 do>vn. . , . , .»'•
tans toek out bis heart and sewed
Ten miles from Raleigh Monday, it up. Then Oxygen w'asadmims-
Rommey Pool and Hirinan Kirk, Ured continuously and last he was
white boys, about fifteen years of said to have a possible chance- of
age, were playing with pistols. One recovery. Plowman was, stabbed
in the hands of jiool was discharg- with a bread knife in the left breast
cd, the bullet passing through his almost cutting his heart in two.
hand' entering Kiik's abdomen Ri>;ht Rev Thomas L. Clark,
and going out at his bock. As bishop 0 f Rhode Island, died sud-
Kirk staggered back from the shot denly Mom]ay at hjs ho me j„ Mid-
Pool attempted to shoot himself, dletown. Bishop Clark was, by
Kirk seized the pistol and prevent- v j r t ue 0 f j,j s seniority, presiding
cd suicide. Pool took a gun and j,j 6 hop 0 f the Episcopal Church in
placing the mu/zle at his own head t|]i; rountiy, as well as the oldest
attempted again to kill himself, bj«,hop j„ the Angelican Conimun
but Kirk, terribly wounded as he ioil| if not jn the world Bishop
wa'i seized the gun and again pre- ciark was born in Newburyport,
vented suicide. When people ran Mass j uly 4 , 812 He was
into the house they found Kiik ly- secrated bishop in 1854. In 1898
ing on the naked, the he Rave up the dnties of his
gun under his bedy and both pis- diocese to Rev. W. M. McVicar,
tols beside him, while Pool sat w ho now becomes bishop of Rhode
weeping in a corner. Kiik told Island Bishop Clark became tlie
the whole story. His condition is pre sidinx bishop of the Episcopal >
extremely critical. Church in this Country in 1899.
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Snr Stand Fearful Mil Aganst Hi*
When the quantity of food taken Bedridden, alone and destitute,
is too large or the quality too rich. Such, in brief wasthe condition of ,
sour stomach is likely to follow, an old soldier by the name of J. J.
and especially so if the digestion Havens, Versailles, O. For yean
has been weakened by constipation, he was troubled with Kidney dis
liat slowly and not too freely of ease and neither doctors or medi
eaily digested food. Masticate the c j nes Rave him relief. At length >
food thoroughly. Let five hours he tried Electric Bitters. It put
elapse between meals, and when him on his feet in short order, and
you feel a fullness and weight in now he testifies: "I'm on the
the region of the stomach after eat- roa d to complete recovery." Beat
ing, take Chamberlain's Stouach 0 n earth for Liver and Kidney
and Lfver Tablets and the soar troubles and all forms of Stomach
stomach may be avoided. For tale and Bowel Ccmplaints Only 50c. J
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