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..f 7 r This AKGtrs o'er the people's rijrfct No soothing-strains of Maia's oes - Doth an eternal visril keep Can hill its hundred eves to sleep VOL. XIV GOU3SBORO. - JS. C THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1902. NOlil A ir i 1 1 ; l; 4 1 II, ft i I IV '1 If :t. ' Kir EASTERN TOBACCO MARKETS liarge Breaks Reported at All Points and Prices Unusually High For the Quality Offered. Raleigh Post. . August 1st is the day on which nearly all the important tobacco markets of eastern .North Carolina begin business for the season. The opening in Raleigh and Goldsboro was most auspicious. The following telegrams to the Post tell how it was at other markets: Kinston, jST. C, Aug. 1. Kinston broke the State record in tobacco sales today, the opening of the season by handling nearly 600,000 pounds of the weed. It is estimated that 800 farmers spent today here. Prices were good and there was general re joicidg among the well pleased far mers. Kinston has six warehouses and a strong corps of buyers. The American Tobacco Company was the principal buyer today. The tobacco crop in .this section is good. Wilson, N. C,, Aug. ,1. -The Wil son tobacco market opened for the season with a big break and prices were higher than last. year. All the houses were iilled with the weed, and the warehousemen were radiant and farmers were happy. Greenville, N. C, Aug. 1. The Greenville tobacco .market opened the new season .today with a quarter million pounds. All six warehouses had , fine sales. There was spirited bidding and much enthusiasm among the buyers- Prices started off well and were very satisfactory to far mers. The market never had a stronger corps of buyers than this season in the history of .the market. Double sales will be run. Rocky Mount, N. vC, Aug. 1. , The Rocky Mount tobacco market opened today with good sales at all five of the warehouses, .one nundred and seventy-five to two hundred thousand pounds being sold at an av erage of ten cents- This is .an excel lent average considering quality, and planters are all highly pleased. This is one of the best and largest markets in Eastern Carolina, it will put on double sales after September 1st, this being deemed advisable to accommodate the increasing hcade. Dunn, N. C, Aug. 1. Over one Ihundred thousand pounds of tobacco was sold on the floors of our two warehouses here today. The town was filled to overflowing with ve hicles loaded with the golden leaf early in the day, and before 12 o'clock both floors were covered, and still they came from all sections of the four large counties until it be came necessary to move up the first sale to make room for the second. They were still selling at sunset Highest prices prevailed and all were sasfied. . . A Rood looking saa horse and poor look- ' .' Ing harness is the worat &ina oi a com- j . binatlon. iSiyt Eureka Harness Oil"! eoi only inaKesiut; bhu vuw i.p horse look better, but makes the leather soft nm) nllable. riutsltln con- I lit I CM Jit uiuiuniuj ..v.... i iHlfi'.ll. Mad. bT Ml." Sold .verr where in euu bii 'M . Ml l Give Your Horse & Chance t DR. THEO. L. GINN, V Physician and Surgeon, Office orer Glnn A Besl'l Store, eoLDsfto&a H.O. AS TO GOOD ROADS. During the past two decades the good roads movement in North Carolina has taken more definite shape than at any previous period of our history. The varying fortunes of politicians have been staked on the outcome of this issue, and repu tations have been won and lost by adherents to the belief that the peo ple desire this public improvement. Recent developments, " however, point to the gratifying result that many of the people who in its earlier stages resisted the advancement of this crying need, are now its most earnest advocates, because, like other public necessities, it has proven, be yond theory or cavil, that it is abso lutely essential to the best progress of a nation, a State or even ,a local community. It is a matter of congratulation that the people ol our State have al ready passed through the stage of education as to the "benefits" re sulting from good roads and the de sirability of having them in every locality. Probably no person with in our borders now would for a mo ment contend that better public roads fail to promote every phase of human happiness, and that the de gree of happiness thereby attained is measured by the state of perfection to which our public highways are improved. It is therefore useless to employ arguments upon that part of the controversy, because it has un mistakably been settled inihe minds of the citizens of North -Carolina. Their prasent great interest in pub lic road building and the desire manifested in all portions of the State for information upon the sub ject evidence their determination to reap the benefits of good roads which past experience has brought to the more wealthy and progressive cen ters of civilization. Having settled this most import ant fact in the progress of the cam paign for better roads, our peopleare now confronted with the probably more difficult problem of determin ing the wisest and most practicable manner of arriving at a system of road building which will be suifcaibie to our conditions as a people and our progress as a State. However, in the progress which our people are to make in road improvement, there must be a gradual improvement from the least expensive roads to a system which will be substantial and which the public sentiment will de mand, as the resources of our com munities will allow. But we must not lose sight of the fact that earth roads or common dirt roads can be brought . to a high de gree of perfection and be made to yield surprisingly satisfactory results if proper care and attention are giv en to their location, draiuage and re pair. "A child must crawl before it can learn to walk" seems to ' apply with some force to the present road situation in North Carolina. While, of course, some of our wealthier counties are spending thousands of dollars yearly for building and main taining public roads and are "past masters" in the art of road building, yet the infection has not become gen eral in the State, and out of our 97 counties, this intelligent modern road improvement is carried on in probably not more than a dozen sec tions. A person has only to visit Asheville, or Winston, or Charlotte, or Raleigh, or Wilmington to dis cover that in any section of North Caroliua, from the lowlands border ing the ocean, through the more ele vated middle section, to the rugged, mountainous counties, road improve ment to a high state of perfection is possible, and even profitable. He will also be impressed with the fact that improved highways and increas ing prosperity go hand in hand; they are twin brothers and are not to be separated; to some extent each is the cause and each is the effect. The North Carolina Good Roads Association recently formed at Ra leigh, has undertaken with earnest ness this campaign of education for better public roads in the State. MEHllilfflS. t Annual Reunion and Ba sket Pic-ni to be Held at Pine Forest on the 14th of; August Greensboro , Reunion to be Held on August 20. To the Confederate Veterans, Wayne County: Notice is hereby given that the annual re-union and basket pic-nic will be held at Pine Forest, in Fork township on the 2nd Thursday in August, it being the 14th. Io is earnestly desired that all Vet erans and their families and friends attend with well filled baskets. At this meeting the officers of the camp will be elected for the ensuing year, and-plans already under con sideration will be perfected to pro vide a home for indigent Confederate soldiers in Wayne county, of which there is a large number, who on ac count of the crowded condition can not be provided for at the State Sol diers' Home. W. H, Smith, Com. Thos. Ruffin Camp. A. B. Hollowell, . . , Adjutant. HEADQUARTERS THOS. RUFFIN CAMP U. C. V. NO. 749. July 30, 1902. Attention is hereby called to all Ex-Confederate soldiers of Wayne county that the annual reunion of the North Carolina - Division of the United Confederate Veterans will be held at Greensboro on Wednesday, August 20. , . All ex-Confederate soldiers of good standing, whether or not they are members of this camp or any associ ation are cordially invited to attend this reunion. All the railroads in the State have kindly given a rate of one cent a mile in each direction. Preparations are being made by the Veterans and other, public spirited citizens f Greensboro to entertain free all ex-Confederate soldiers who are unable to defray their expenses while in that city. Veterans of Wayne who propose attending will, please report to A. B. Hollowell by August 15, and those who desire free entertainment. J. H. Hill,, , Commander. A. B. Hollowell, Adjutant. COTTON CROP REPORT. Condition of 81.9, Below Ten Years' Average. Washington, D.C., Aug. 4. The monthly report of the Department of Agriculture shows the average condition of cotton on July 25 to have been 71.9 as compared with 84.7 on June 25, 77 2 on July 26, 1891, 76 on August 1, 1900, 84 on August 1, 1899, and a ten-year av erage of 82.8. Except in Texas and Oklahoma, which report averages of conditions July 25 four points higher than last month, Indian Territory, where there has been an improvement of six points, and Missouri, where there is no appreciable change, a more or less marked deterioration is reported from the entire cotton belt, the de cline amounting to" 1 point in Vir ginia. 2 points m ArKansas, 4 in Louisiana, 5 in Mississippi, 6 in Texas, 7 in North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama, 8 in Georgia, and 12 in Florida. There is a marked absence of uni formity of conditions even in the States making the most unfavorable showing not a few counties reporting a condition far above the average and some even reaching the high figure of 100. The condition in the principal States is reported as followsr North Carolina, 86; South Caro lina, 88; Georgia, 83; Florida, 84; Alabama, 77; Mississippi, 80, Louis iana, 81; Texas, 77; Arkansas, 92; Tennessee, 92; Oklahoma; 94; Indian Territory, 95. AS TO CIGARETTES. It is well known that certain deal ers are selling cigarettes to miners in violation of the statute forbidding it. In some instances cigarettes are sold to boys under 8 years of age. The evil has reached such proportions that it is likely that the grand jury will take in hand those dealers who daily corrupt the children of the community in bold and open viola tion of law. The following is a copy of the act which is Chapter 276, Acts 1891: Section 1. That it shall be un lawful for any person, firm or cor poration to sell, give away or other wise dispose of, directly or indi rectly, cigarettes, or cut tobacco in any form or shape which may be used or intended to be used as a sub stitute for cigarettes, to any minor under the age of seventeen years. Any one violating the provisions of this act, " or any person or persons aiding, assisting or abetting the vio lation thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by fine or impris onment or both, in the discretion of the court. Section 2. That any person who shall in any way aid or assist any such minor-child in obtaining the possession of cigarettes or tobacco in any form used as a substitute there for, shall be guily of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined or imprisoned in the discretion of the court. TIGER ON THE TRAIL. Leaps at Supposed Train Wrecker. Unearths Moonshine Still While on the Trail. Norfolk, Va., August 4. "Hurri cane" Branch, the Suffolk sheriff and owner of the famous blootlhound "Tiger," succeeded in running down Bill Ames, a farmer, near Rinson, N. C, yesterday and the man is be ing held charged with having re moved the rails that caused the wreck on the Washington and Ply mouth, N. C. Railroad Friday. The dog took the trail at the scene of the wreck and followed it for ten miles. Ames was in his house and the dog jumped at him. Branch at once arrested him. Excitement at Rin son is very high. While following the trail "Tiger" unearthed a large moonshine still in operation, but the men had fled from it. Revenue officers went out later to destroy it, but the still had been removed. BIG TIME FOR TAFT. Manila Preparing to Give Him a Rousing Reception. Manila, Aug. 4 Mojor General Davis, who is to succeed General Chaffee in command of the troops in the archipelago, has arrived here. He will be assigned to temporary duty until General Chaffee's depart ure for the United States in' Septem ber. ;" . The people of Manila are making preparations for a grand reception to Governor Taft on his arrival here. The city will be decorated and the day will probably be a holiday. MRS. PRITCHARD'S FUNERAL Asheville, Aug. 4. The funeral of Mrs. Pritchard took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Marshal, Revs. Brown and Polyphemus offic iating. There was a profusion t of floral offerings. The family is re ceiving many telegrams and , cable grams of condolence. The interment was in the family burying grounds near the Pritchard residence. JNEARS ITS END.' Asheville, Aug. 4. The last wit ness in the Pulliam case was exam ined to-day. Argument begius to morrow. . .: ; DIED IN CHICAGO. o A Confederate Commodore Who Had Been Blind For Twelve Years. Chicago, Aug. 4. Commodore Joseph E. Montgomery, the aged Confederate naval officer who nearly captured General Grant during the civil war, died here . today at the home of his son, Dr. Jas. Montgom ery. Commodore Montgomery was born in Carrollton, Ky., in 1817, and from youth until the war broke out was engaged in river traffic. At the battle of Mobile Bay he played a conspicuous part. He was also in the engagements at Fort Pil low and New Orleans. At Memphis he lost his feet. He was an intimate friend of Jefferson Davis. He lost his sight twelve years ago and since that time has lived in this city. AN EDITOR CAN'T HAVE THE GOUT. Raleigh News and Observer. Some of the brethren of che Ana nias Club, thinking it would elevate the editorial profession for one of its' members to have the aristocratic dis ease of the gout, have published far and wide that Mr. Joseph us Dan iels, editor ol the News and Obser ver, is sick with the gout. For fear this publication will cause delinquent subrcribers not to pay up, it is here stated that the editor is out again, after a painful sore on his foot which prevented easy locomotion. No North Carolina editor has yet been able to break into the "gouty" ranks of high living. They thrive on high thinking and plain living. BINGHAM SCHOOL. The class rooms at the Bingham School, near Mebane, N. C, are sep arate from each other. Hence the necessary noises of oneL are not heard at the others and do not' interfere with them. OPENS TO-DAY. Asheville, Aug. 5.Theclay pigeon tournament opens here to-day. W. R. Crosby, champion shot or Amer ica, is among those here for the event. 12 2 for That i the average time spent in a targe city restau rant by three thousand lunchers. It takes three hours to digest a fresh egg oft boiled; three hours to digest a boiled apple dumpling; three hours to digest fresh roast beet. - In fact, three hours is about the time required to dig the average twelve minute lunch. The ob ject of the hasty lunch is to let the busy man get back to his office work. But -when the brain is active, the stomach is inactive for lack of necessary blood. The natural consequence is indigestion, and Indigestion opens the door to many dis eases. Indigestion is cured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, which cures diseases of the stomach and other organs of digestion and nutrition, and enables , the perfect digestion and assimilation of food. - It is with heartfelt gratitude that 1 send this testimonial which I wish you to publish with my name and address," writes Mr. Willis Sea man, of Washingtonville, Orange Co., N. Y. I bad stomach trouble from childhood and suffered with it more or less as I grew up. At the age of a6 I was broken down with dyspepsia. My suf fering was terrible. Could not eat without dis tress. Could only eat a few certain things and was not able to work half the time. Every thing I tried only gave me temporary relief. My wife finally persuaded me to try Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and ' Pleasant Pellets.' I cry1 and two vials of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pel lets.' I then felt so well that I stopped taking medicine. Several months have passed and I can do the hardest kind of work, can eat any thing that is set before me and en toy it. I am 07 years old aad this is the fiVst time I have ever been well. Free.". Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser in paper covers. is sent free on receipt of ai one-cent stamps to ef expense of mailing only, or 51 stamps r cloth-bound volume. Address Dr. &. V. fierce, Bofialo, N. Y. NOTICE The undersigned having qualified as ad ministratrix upon the estate of my dead hus band W. P. Peterson, all persons Indebted to said estate are requested to make Immediate payment, and ail persons holding claims against said estate will present same to me for payment on or before July 81st, 1903, or this notice will be plead In bar of their recovery, Ida G. Peterson, Administratrix. July 81. 1902 a v. a mi FOR SHERIFF. To the Democrats of Wayne county: The undersigned hereby announces himself a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Wayne county, subject to the action of the Democratic nomi nating convention. I wish to thank my friends for the very generous and loyal support they gave me so heartily two years ago. I have not been unmindful of it nor ceased to appreciate it in the mean time, and have endeavored at all times to hold their continued confi dence and support. Should the party in convention nominate me, as I hope they will, I shall endeavor to sustain the duties of the office to the best of my ability. Respectfully, E. xV. Stevens. FOR SHEKIFF. I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of Sheriff of Wayne County, subject to the action of the coming Democratic nominat ing convention. During the several terms I have held this office I have endeavored to fulfill its duties faithfully, fearlessly, and with the least possible expense to the tax payers of the county; and I believe my official record will sus tain the statement that I have not been derelict in any duty. Should the Wayne county Democ racy see fit to honor me again with the nomination, I will deeply appre ciate it and serve the county to the best of my ability. Very truly, B. F. SCOTT daw tf, July 25. FOR SHERIFF. At the urgent solicitation of my many friends throughout the county, I have decided to announce myself a candidate , for Sheriff of Wayne county, subject to the action of the Democratic county convention. Duty shall be my watchword, ii elected, and that duty shall be so performed to the best of my ability, as to secure the commendation of all the good people of this county. Respectfully, JOHN R. SMITH. Mount Olive, N. C. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Academic Department, Law, Medicine Pharmacy. One hundred and eight scholar-, ships- Free tuition to teachers and to ministers sons. Loans for the needy. 563 Students. 54 Instructors New Dormitories, . Water "Works, Oentral Heating System. Fall term begins September 8, 1902. Address, F. P. VenabJe. President, Chapel Hill. N. C. Administrator's Notice. Having qualified as administrator of the estate of dames W. Taylor, deceased notice la hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to come forward and Kettle the same Immediately. Parties holding claims against said estate will present them to the under signed for payment on or before the 2nd day of July, 1908, or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their recovery. This the 2nd day of July 1902. Ben W. lend Geo. W. Taylor. Admin'rs. Administrator's Notice. Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Hardy Sommerill, deceased, notice Is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate to come forward and settle . the same immediately. Parties holding claims against said estate will present them to the undersigned for payment on or before the 2nd day of July, 1908, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery This 2nd day of July. 10 2 W. 8. O'B. Robinson. Administrator TEACHER NEEDED. An examination will be held in Goldsboro, N. G on Wednesday Aug. 20th 1902, for the purpose of selecting a teacher for the Primary Department of . the Goldsboro Graded Schools. The position pays thirty-five dollars per month for nine months. Send application to Thos. R. Foust, Supt L LOST A bunch of keys, among them is a post oflice key. Finder .will be suitably rewarded by lea? ing same at Joseph Edwards. f k 1 t - Xi 4
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