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dKfcfcASKOKO DAILY M:VS. 1 L'KSDAY, OECK.MliEK 27, 19
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FOR THEUNTORTUNATES
The Occasion At Caswell Train
ing School Was Made a
Notable Event.
OTHER NEWS OF KINSTON
(fincM In iMHr !tari.
Klnston, Dec. SO. In some respects
there never wan a Christmas here Just
liko It, Jn accordance with Mayor Mills
Harper's loiter to the local public ex
tending holidays ttre.'lltiKS and the
hopQ for a happy Now Year for the en
tire population, and urging a "solemn
Christmas," backed by the threat of
the police to put In Jail any person
falling to keep the day properly with
out any peroration regarding the sea
son at all. Klnston observed the oc
casion solemnly and quietly. What
marked the day more here was the fact
that no far an many good-hearted In
Vftatlvatnrj knew not one, stocking
hung by a local fireside went unfilled.
The Community elub. the Kotnrians
and others attended to this. Hanta
Cluua crept hither and thither through
the town during the lute hour of
Christmas eve and the day dawned up
on Juvenile Klnfiton in the fullness of
Its happiness. Many who -would not
have known Christmus cheer were din
ed hy the Hatvallon army. At the Ken
nedy Memorial home, Uaptlst eastern
orphanage, Hanta Claim was generous.
There were ao many persons interest
ed In the institution that this was as
sured long before Christmas.
The crowning, completest success of
Christmas of all the successes connect
ed, with It here was the riot of glad
ness that was staged at the Caswell
Training school, Hanla Clnus smiled
when he upproached this quaint com
munity Just outside of Klnstun. A
large number of feeble-minded children
are housed at the school. Tlie situa
tion was pregnant . with possibilities,
but the developments were a wholesale
scream, illmcracks did not match with
ages and soxes in all eases there. Stal
wart near-adults 'dissembling a ley
express wamon got moro entertainment
out of It than wordn could tell, The
Caswell school family was happy,
though. i'ovcrlsli excitement preceded
the arrival of Hnlnt Nick. "Out of
bounds" expresses the (date of affairs
afterward. The affection that was
liowered upon teachers, attemianls and
one another by the youngsters wns a
caution for pessimists. . Happiness
slopped over. Fur tho oddest thing
about life ut the school for the feeble
minded Is that no one there gets angry.
Aristocrats of (he chicken and rabbit
world will gather here tomorrow for
the annual winter poultry show under
the auspices of local fanciers. It Is ex
pected that at leust J.oiiu entries will
compote for more than II. 000 In prizes.
The show, to be opened Wednesday,
will close on the night of the 31st. Hev.
eral states will bo represented. Hvery
breed of chicken and a number of va
rieties of pigeons and rabbits will be
exhibited.
This city' will remain the headquar
ters In 1922 of one group of the most
optimistic .empire builders In North
Carolina, the veterinary experts in the
employ of the federal and state de
partments of . agriculture engaged In
the promotion of the awlne Industry.
"Cholera controlled," waa the laconic
statement which went forth some
weeks ago on tho , authority of Dr. F.
1), Owen, of Halelgh, who Is in chargo
of the work In tho state. "Bumper
crop of meat," was the declaration from
the local district headquarters today.
The checking of the destroying cholera
In recent years and Its absolute con
trol this year have resulted In great
Increases In hords throughout the state,
but particularly In the eastern part,
where tho worst disease of swtne and
the most futul was most prevalent.
In-. Joseph O. Hutlada has received In
structions to remain hero next yenr. Dr.
Ballade Is dean of the force In this
part of North Carolina, and district
supervisor. "Htack-ralstiig Is certain to
become one of the foremost Industries
In this state," Ballade declared. "Noth
ing can prevent It. Cholera cannot be
eradicated yet, but It has been controlled.-
and the few scattered outbreaks
during mi occasioned little trouble.
Farmers everywhere have been edu
cated to prevent the disease by vac
cination of animals and employment of
proper sanitation methods. The cam
paign lias been Intensive and Incessant,
' with comparatively little fuss and ex
pense, but tho resulls have been larger
than one would have expected."
PITTSBORO NEWS.
Mlsa Kannlr Hums Urad large mill
Captured la Ckatkam.
itfixrUi le Pillr Newi. I
Plttsboro. Dec. . Miss Fannie
Hums, of I'lttsboro H. K. D. No. 3. nnd
a relative of J. H. Clegg, who died Sat
urday afternoon, died near the same
huur of ISIr. Clegg's death. The two
were burled St Chatham church where
they held their membership Sunday
afternoon.
Deputy Sheriffs Ooldaton and Wil
liam Uurk, ot (loldston. captured one of
the largest stllln together with a bar
rel of rorn whisky that has been cap
tured In Chatham county in some
years. They also caught Ed Dark, a
negro, who waa tried and placed under
. 11,000 bond
MIX HtGHMIV Ct.AHK A0
HEV. MK. t I KtX TO MAimV
(aoKiiti u Paiir N"
Tlalf Igh. Deo. !. The engagement bf
Miss Eugenia Oraham Clark, of Ha
lelgh. daughter of Chief Justice Wal
ter Clark, to llev. John Allan MacLean,
of Morganton, was announced hero Sat
urday. Mr. MacLean Is the pastor of
the Presbyterian church of Morganton.
and la a nephew ot iurmer Associate
Justice George Hrown, of the North
Carolina Supreme court.
Chronic coughs and persistent colds
lead to serious lung trouble. You ran
top them now with Creomulslon, an
emulsified creosote that la pleasant to
take. Creomulslon Is a new medical
discovery with twofold action: it
ootha and heals the Inflamed mem
branes and kills tho germs.
Of ail known drugs, cresote is recog
sjlsed by the medical fraternity as the
a-roatest healing agency for tne treat
. inc.nl of chronic cough and colds and
other forms of throat and lung trou
bios. Creomulslon contains, in add!
tlon to cresote, other healing elements
which eootho and heal the Inflamed
membranes and slop the irritation and
inflammation, while the cresote goes
on to the stuinach, is absorbed into the
blood. attackB the seat of tho trouble
and destroys the germs that lead to
consumption.
Creomulslon Is guaranteed satisfac
tory In the treatment of chronic coughs
and colds, bronchial asthma, catarrhal
bronchitis and other forms of throat
and lung dlsesses, and is oxcellent for
building up the system after colds or
tho flu. Money refunded If any cough
or cold, no manor or how long stano
Ing, is not' relieved after taking ao
cording to direction. Ask your drug
ATTACKEDBY A NEGRO
Schoollicld Lady Fires Twice At
Black As He'Hreaks Into
Her Home.
"UNLOADED" PISTOL AGAIN
tapecUl to 11.11! hm.1
Jianvlllo, Va Dec, JO. Mrs. Tcrcy
Slgman, who lives near Schoolflclil
was more than a mutch last night for
Sol Douglas, it negro who Is alleged
to have .attempted to force his way
Into her home while she was alone,
and to have attempted: an assault on
her.
After vainly arguing with the negri
she fled down a hall way secured an
automatic revolver and II red twice ai
the Intruder then In her house. Ho at
once ran but was later caught by the
Schoollicld police and la now In Jail
awaiting trial.
Mr. Sigtnan was ot at the house al
the time. Shortly ''before midnight, the
negro rapped at the door and Mrs.
Sigman Hot realising that tho caller
was a negro opened II. Seeing the ne
gro she promptly slammed tbe dooi
In his face and told him that her hus
band was not there. She quote Doug
las as saying "It Is not your husband
1 want but you." Douglas then Is said
to' have thrown his weight against the
dofir breuklng it open, wherein Mrs,
Sigman running Into her bedroom se
cured her husband's revolver and shot
at the negro. She does not think that
ho hit him. The negro had had deal
ings with her husband and for that
reason she was able to Identify -him.
After tbe terrifying experience, Mrs.
SlKMiun uoll.d the police and a group
of SchooJfteld officers went to the ne
gro's , home and arrested him.
The "unloaded" pistol played Its role'
liere during tho Christmas Benson when
frank l'ollock a well knowi) young
Danville man was painfully Injured
by I.ee A. Wilson. The two, were In
a local poolroom, I'ollocfc having a
small toy '-; plclul used to detonate
blanks. Both men had been playing
ulth the empty pletol and had put It
down. When Wilson picked It UP again
he thought It was still unloaded. He
placed it close to Pollock's head and
fired. Tho wadding made an ugly
wound In the corner of l'olloclt'e mouth
and part of his fare was seared by
tho blast and impregnated with gun
powder. It was necessary to scrape the
bone and to Inject ami tetanus serum.
So far as police records go. yester
day was the quietest Christinas day In
many years. Officers found little to do
In enforcing the law and the police
court docket showed only 27 cases, a
smaller number than Is usual for the
normal week-end. There was a com
plete lack of drunkeness and no seri
ous disorder marked the day.
Tho condition of Mrs. J. 1. Harri
son a well known Danville resident
stricken with paralysis on Christmas
eve was described at the General hos
pital today as being unchanged. A
slight Improvement was noted yester
day but she Is still considered very ill.
An uunsuccessful effort was made
during the early hours of yesterday
morning to break open the safe of J.
(. Wltcher, coal merchant, In the com
pany's office .on Lower Monument
street. ISntance was gained by break
ing the glass panel of the door. A
large iron safe In which a large sum
of money was kept was attacked with
crowbnrs and sledge hammers, tho
combination and handle being broken
off. Tho safe was badly mauled but It
resisted all efforts mado to open l.t A
light safe containing only private
papers was forced ooen.
The store of King and Wllllama was
aiso uroken Into sometime Saturday
iuhhi. un'i wonie snocs taken. -AI.L1COKII
HI.OI KtUKil KIRK
U.V OWH'HHa IIV BUNCOMBE
(Spirl, 0 gem,)
Asneviiie, uc IID, Morrlmon and
naira ivnirromore. 'two men reie.,..i
from tho county Jail yesterday on li.OOO
bond each in charges of manufacturing
whisky, following the capture by depu
ties Thursday morning of five men In
a uugoui suiciding a 60-aallon .- Mini
are back (n Jail, (luy Metcalf, a neigh
bor also living In the Harnardsviiln
section where the men were captured Is
aiso ueiiina me bars.
v hlle John llunn, a county officer
and two other men were digging up
the pipe line which ran nearly a quar
ter ot miie irom a spring to the duar
out, near the Whlttemore home. Thnrs.
day night, they were fired upon by one
oi me inree men now In Ja .
A pistol duel between Hunn anil th
three men objecting to the removal of
uio pipe line resulted in the retire
ment of the attacking party. Deputies
of Sheriff John A. Lyerly's department
last night located the three men and
landed them In jail where they are to
be arraigned on charges of resistlnr
an officer, carrying concealed weapons
anu assault.
ST. I.KICS IN HKMKMHKHIOU
CHRISTMAS BV ITS FHIIQNUR
The frienda of St. Leo's hospital
were unusually generous In their gifts
Christmas and the slaters and nurses
of the hospital yesterday spoke with
great appreciation of the many pres
ems wnicn nad been received. Cash
donations were made by Hlght Rev
ereut Leo Hald, by the l'roxlmlty Man
ufacturing company, Herman Cone. Dr
Walter V. Cole, Dr. Frank Sharpe. and
a friend, wha.gave 1100. Fruit. Christ
mas oasaets, toys, nowers, ana omer
presents were made by the following:
Drs. J. A. Williams, C. W. Banner, J
YV. Tankersley, Parran Jarboe, Kalph
and lllgdon Deos, Aydlette, and Clar
ence, Cone, It. D. Douglas, Piedmont
Produce Company,!'. II, Albright, Ml
Florence Kay. Mrs. Jessie Douglas, the
West Market street Methodist churcti,
Poole and Blue, Frances and Catherine
Williams, Mrs. Parran Jarboe, Mrs.
Stockard, Mrs. M. Pope, and Schlosser
brothers.
ll KNKV I1IKIS. TO Ht:illll.l
TllKlll FACTUM If AT WILSON
(BiwUl to Ualll 11' v)
Wilson, Dec. 29. Hackney Brothers,
(Inc.) who sustained such a heavy Are
loss Saturday morning are not grlev
Ing. They are viewing the situation
from a philosophical standpoint and
will "carry on" as though no calamity
had befallen them. With the exception
of a very few painters tholr whole
force of high class workmen will be
carried on their payroll which amounts
to between tl,!00 and 11,600 weekly.
They will resume business In tern
porary quarters Tuesday morning and
as soon as their losses have beend'
justed they will begin the erection of
a new plant on the burned district.
- - Child Horse '! Heath.
Rpartaburg, S. C, Deo. S. The two
year-old son of Mr,' and, Mrs. Houghlon
Cooksey was burned to death In
fire that destroyed their home llv
miles north of Spartanburg this after
noon. The child had been left In th
house while Mrs. Cooksey stopped at
a barn some distance from tbe rest
dence. '
Visitors From flallsbury.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Foushee, c
Salisbury, are visiting Mr. Foushee'
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Giles Foushee,
on Mcndenhall -street.
The American National Cemeteries I
France, according to plana of the
American National Commission of
Fine Arts, whose ecommendattona
.havo been approved by the War de
partment. are to be the finest burial
Gfari.stmaV Week 1
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Advance price lists received by us point to a considerable advance in the price of all fumite for
next year. The bottom has'been reached the next change will be upward, so if you need furnitire,
this "Before Inventory Sale" will mean many dollars SAVED.
This sale will not apply on special orders or covers, but only on what furniture as is actually on our
floors, our only object being to reduce stock as much as possible before taking inventory.
SALE STARTS DECEMBER 27
CLOSES DECEMBER 31
Terms of sale will be strictly CASH, but we will store your furniture and deliver at any time you de
sire should you not be ready for your furniture now.
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Turn that cash Christmas gift into a beautiful chair, desk, table or complete suite. You will find in
our stock just the thing pu have been wanting at a price much lower than you will pay next year.
... ANNOUNCEMENT
We take pleasure in announcing that our interior decorator, Mr. W. A. Bass, who has been
absent for six months on account of sickness, has entirely recovered and will be in charge of f
our Drapery department after January 1. Mr. Bass, who is one of the best informed decorators '
in the south, is always at your service.
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