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I THE ROANOKE NEWS,
15 V HALL & SLEDGE.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
katkh ok HUHscitirnox in advance,
One Vear (by Mail), Postage Paid $l..r0
Six Months
A Weekly Democratic journal devoted to
the material, educational, political am'
agricultural interests of Halifax and sur
rounding counties.
jsaAdvertising rates reasonable and
furnished on application.
THURSDAY JANUARY 7, 1892
Have you started a diary?
The puffed sleeve is doomed.
The trains are continually behind.
Oi'R population is steadily growing.
The school bells are ringing again.
Ladies are dressing their hair high,
Don't forget, girl., this is lep year,
This will be a bad year for bachelors
Everybody is complaining of han
times.
Send in your subscription. Don't be
bashful. '
There were very few country people
in town Saturday.
Last Sunday and Monday were old
fashioned winter days.
The grip deprived many n worthy cit
izen of his share of Christmas turkey.
Remember your subscription is due
and the time to send the money is just as
soon as you read this.
The next event of importance in this
community is a marriage to take place at
the Baptist church next Tuesday.
Fret not your life away because your
hair is gray, while young, as you can stop
all grayness and can beautify the hair
with Hull's Hair Renewer and be hap
py.
Marriages in December. Poverty
and hard times do nut seem to abate
the matrimonial fever in the least, in
December forty-six marriage licenses were
issued from the office of the Register of
Deeds thirteen white and ihirty-three
colored. 1 he bov god takes no thought
for either the present or the future.
Leap Year Ball and German at
Halifax. To-night the young ladies
of Halifax will give a leap year- ball and
German Dancing will begin at 8:30 and
continue until i wo o'clock. A number of
invitations have been i&ued and the af
fair will be most rescrcho. A number of
young people from this place will ttrid
Misinformed. The statement which
was published in this paper last Week that
eiht eouvicls had died of grip on the
Caiedoiiia farms has beu denied by the
auth .rities. We regret that we bhould
nave been misinformed and have given
credence to the report, but we had it from
what we believed to be good authority.
No death have occured there from grip.
Epidemic Whether the prevailing
epidemic is La Grippe, a Catarrhal cold,
or a type if acute Brouhitis, there is
one thing certain, Ayer's Cherry Pecto
ral is the most reliable and universally
popular letneily fi r it. It loosens the
cough, siaris the phlegm, and promotes
expectoration. It is prompt to act, sure
to cure.
Merchants' Tax, Merchants are
required to five in for taxation during
the first ten days in January the auiout t
of their purchases during the preceding
six moiiihs. Only two days are left in
which this can be done. The Supreme
curt has declared the tax , constitutional
and the merchants will havex to pay it un
til they can get relief in some way from
the Legislature.
District Stewards' Meeting.
The stewards of Wurreuton District, M.
K. Church, will meet here in annual sei
Mon this afternoon and arrange the busi
ness of the church for the coming year.
1'hcre arc eighteen or twenty charges
in the district and each charge is entitled
to a steward. The meeting was held here
last year and was the largest in many
years.
Failure at Enfield We regr. t
to aiin-uucd the failure of R. B Dritt &
Bro, which occured at Enfield Monday,
This firm had been in business fjr a num
hT of years and had on enviable reputa
tion for honesty uid probity. The hard
Junes, low price of cotton and the inabil
iry 'o make collections were the causes of
heir failure. Mr. I). Hell is assignee and
he aim. tint f the indebtduess is put at
3L.20.Y The amount of as'ts is not
stated, but are much umie than suflb i nr
to c.vi.r all Hahi'ities if they culd be
'ed'zdnnat anything opproxitmitiug
their true value.
Delegates Elected. At the li
Quarterly meeting ofthe M E Churreh
in this place h-M Monday night delegates
were elected to represent this station m
the district conference, to be held at Mnr
freesboro .sonieiiuic in J .me or July. The
delegates are W. A. 1'ien.v. J. L Jud
kins, II. C. Spiers, M. V. Hart. No al
ternates were elected
Criminal Record. During the year
181)1 there were 81 cases tried before
the Mayor. There were 4, conviutions
in which judgment was suspended on
payment of costs, there were 34 convic
tions in which fines were imposed, five
were discharged, six sent ou to the grand
jury, nine pleaded guilty and judgment
was suspended on payment of costs; in
one cae the defendants were sentenced
to jail and in one the defendant was dis
charged aud the prosecutor paid the costs.
J here were collected in fines 8156.
Officers Elected. The following
othcers were elected and installed on the
28th of December for the ensuing Ma
sonic year by I loyal White Han Lodg,
A. F. & A. M , Halifax:
J. M. Gri.zard Worshipful Master
B. V. Hints Senior Warden.
John T. Gregory Treasurer.
Louis Froelich Secretary.
M. H. Clark Senior Deacon.
J. L. Ousby Junior Deacon.
James H. Ratchclor Tyler.
C. Bradley, Henry Hopkius, Stew
ards.
W. K. Pittman Marshal.
Left for the North. Friday last
a number of negroes left this place for
rennsylvania, presumably to better their
condition. They were in charge of an
agent, and some of them had been wait
ing for Him several days. The nartv
included men, women and children. We
have not heard of any extended exodus
movement among the colored people in
this immediate section. The strinent
laws against enticiDj; people awav from
. j
their homes prevents agents from plying
their trade but of course there is no
intention to prevent people, white or col
ored, from going where they please.
Death of Mr. Tyree. Mr. John
P. Tyree, l" Ringwood, died at Wilson
on Sunday lust. He had an attack of
malarial fever thii fall and never entirely
recovered from its enects. lie was not
confined to his house, however, and went
to v nson a weelc or two ago to visit
ri
friends. He was not thought to be in
any danger but died unexpectedly Sun
day. His remains wero taken to Rim'
wood Monday for interment. He leaves
a wife and several children. His broth
er who lives in the west and whom he
had not seen fir fourteen yeais arrived
before ho died.
Mr. Tyree was an Ex Confederate
solider and a substantial ciiuen of tb8
county. He was sixty three years old.
Mortuary statistics During the
year endiug December 31. there were
24 deaths in Weldou seven white aud
seveuteeu colored sixteen to the tbou
and population. Of these deathi one
was of a person seventy-oue years old,
another sixty-seven years old. One was
from paralysis, one from tumor, four from
consumption, two from pueuraoma, one
from exhaustion, one from bronchitis
two from cholera infantum, one from
hemeplegia, two from heart disease, one
fromgiip. One wag an infant twen
ty-one days old, another four and another
one day old day old. It is a notable fact
that this is a very low death rate and it is
also notable that not one was caused by
malaria or any other local cause. Wel-
don is a healthy place. There were twen
ty-two Dirths 13 whites and 7 colored.
Notice to Subscribers. With this
issue we send out bills to those of our
subscribers who have not paid in advance,
and we hope they will respond promptly,
remitting and renewing. We dislike to
c ill attention to such matters in this way,
but are compelled to do so in order to
remind them of the fact that they have
forgittca what j tlica is a small, bit
to us an important matter. If anyor e
who receives a statement does not wish
to continue his subscription we hot e
he will prouit tly notify us by letter ir
postal. We do nut intend to force the
paper on anyone, neither d ) we wish to
discontinue sending the piper to those
who may desire to have it. Please Dote all
these uiatteis, friends, and act according-
Confirmed
The favorable impression on the first
appearance of the agreeable liquid fruit
remedy f'y nip of Figs a few years ago
has been more than oonfirmed by the
pleasant experience of all who have used
it, and the succesi of (he proprietor "'W
manufacturers, the California Fig Syrup
company.
THE ROANOKE NEWS, THURSDAY, JANUARY
Changes in Trains and Schedules.
Another through passenger train has
been put on the Atlantic Coast Line. It
is known as number 15 going South and
number (ifj going North. These trains
mett here at 10:50 at night and leave at
11 o'clock. No changes have been made
in the schedules of the regular mail and
southbound fast irains. Other changes
are as follews: The shoofly for Wilming
ton will leave here at 6:40 in the morning
and returning will arrive here at U:35 at
night. The main lino local freight leaves
here at 9:30; the ScotLmd Neck freight
train leaves here at 111: 15, arriving at,
Scotland Neck at 1:U5; returning arrives
at Scotland Neck at 2:20 and Weldon at
5:15. The northbound fast mail arrives
here at (5:35 instead ol .";l)5 in the morn
ing. On the 18th the vestibule train
will be put ou.
Leaving Time of tuk Raleiuh
Shoofly. Theahnofly train for Raleigh
now leaves here every im riling at 6
o'clock. It is a very early hour for trav
el, and as the train has no connection to
make it would be a eouveiiieuco if it
should leave later. This could be done
by shortening (lie time in Kaleigh. Hut
there is an additional reason why a change
slionid be made. The Coast Line train
which heretofore reached lu re at 5:05
now arrives here at G:35, just thirty-five
minutes after the Raleigh tdioofly leaves.
If the Raleigh train should leave here an
hour or three quarters later it would
make a connection which might prove if
great convenience to the travelling pub
lic, and prove advantageous to the road
We hope the authorities will consider this
and make the necessary chauges if tuev
can be made without detriment to (he
company.
Men who Injure a Town. The
following are a few of the class that stand
ia the way of the advancement of a town,
and are a detriment to any community:
First, those who go out of town to do
their trading. Second, those who oppose
improvement. Third, those who prefer
a quiet town to one of push and business.
l'ourth, those who run down a towu.
Fifth, those who thipk business tau be
done slyly, without advertising. Sixth,
those who distrust public spirited men.
Seventh, those who oppose every move
ment which does not originate with them
selves. Eighth, those who put on a long
face when a stranger talks of locating in
town. Ninth, those who oppose every
enterprise which does not appear of per
sonal bentfit to themselves. Tenth those
who seek to injure the credit of individu
als Ex.
Board of Education. The County
Board of Education was in session at Hal
ifax Monday. Dr. Collins was absent on
account of sickness.
The treasurer reported on hand be.
mging to the school fund $4,902 28
It was ordered thai fifteen cents be ap
portioned among the different school dis
tricts from the general fund.
For the purpose of equalizing the school
terms special allowances were made to the
following districts: White districts num
bers 3, 5, 9, 10, 14,16, 18, 22, fifty dol
lars each; numbers 4, 7, 12, 13, 15, 17,
21, twenty-five dollars each. Colored
districts: numbers 14. 21. fiftv dollars
each; numbers 16, 20, twenty-five dollars
each, anu number Z, thirty bve dollars.
One cent per capita was allowed school
a -
committeemen, for taking the school cen
sus in 1891.
The superintendent was directed to no
tify school committees that at the end of
the fiscal year unexpended balances due
the several districts would be returned to
the general fund.
W. H. IIux, W. T. Jenkins and J. L.
Shaw were appointed commissioners to
condemn an acre of land belonging to the
estate of Wru. Webb for a school house
site for the colored school district
number 2.
Wm. Spell was appointed a committee
an to fill a vacancy in district number
29.
A man who has practiced medicine
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for 40 vears. ousht to know salt from
to
sugar; iead what he says :
Toledo, O., Jan. 10, 1887.
Messrs. F. J. Cheuev it Co: GehlL.
men I have been in the general cractice
of medicine for most 40 years, and would
say mat id an my practice ana experience
have never seen a Preparation that I could
prescribe with as much confidence of sue-
T II III ii , "t
cessas 1 can null suatarrii turn, manu
factured by vou. Have prescribed it a
great many times and its effect is wonder-
I ul, and would say m conclusion that I
have yet to find a case of Catarrh that it
would not cure, if they would take it ac
cording to directions.
Yours truly,
L. L. Gorsuch, M D ,
Office, 215 Summit St.
We will cive 8100 for anv case of Ca-
r- - -
tarrh that cannot be cured with Hall's
Catarrh ''are. Taken internally.
F. J. Cheney. i'o. Prop.,
Toledo, wl.io.
Have vou seen the Patent Sole Shoe?
f not ask your dealer for it.
Jordan jSton e D ea d. A telegram
from Aslievil'e announces the death of
Jordau Jkoiie which, oeeurred ai ins resi
dence in Lo. Angeles, Califuni . Dec
ember 2ti, 1 1' pneumonia.' He w-,sa native
of Meek., nburg, Va..and was ah .nt til'ly
fivo years old. He was a meml er of a
Petersburg military company w was
present will, his command when John
Brown was- executed, lie established
this paper in 1816 and some years later
established the Raleuh Kn'm. After
ward he went to Ashevillu aud beanie
ouo of the proprietors of the CMzni .f
that place. In 1888 he went to Los An
geles and. engaged in the mercantile busi
ness, in which he was successful. He
was a man-of wonderful business energy
and was a tbrcible writer. 11 u generous
ii.ii.uie man, him many friends in this
community and in all this section, and
he is still remembered here by those who
Knew luia.
Jurors vm the Inferior and Su
perior Courts. Jurors were drawn
Monday fr the February term of tlm
Inferior and March term of the Superior
court a follows :
inferior court.
Stewart Mcdford, W. II. Anthony,
. li. Mampor, K. W . Hyman. li. 1
Hyman, John Lucas, J. A. Smith, John
Wedtord, A. M. Inge, M. F. Hart, Amos
Cherry, John fl. Howard, G. R. Moore.
J.J. W. Mitchell, J. W. Bmts, Colin
Gray, C. C. Alsbrook, L. J. Baker, C.
V. Andrews, Sam Whitehead, A. J.
Whitehead, M. L. Mabry, Harvey L.
Moore, Lafayette Manly, P.E. Hancock,
S. M. Alexander, W. II. Brown, II. L.
James, Ed. Shields, Willie Steptoe.
superior court jurors.
First week : J W Jenkins, J W
Hardy, S D Sharp, II J II ux, R B
Applewhite, J J Burgess, J S Paul),
Fred Edwards, C E Bishop, J C Pittman,
A J Wood, W R Viek, J A King, J B
Brickell, D T Cook, B E Pope, J D
Etheredge, Allen Ivey, L 11 Dickens,
Gideon Lamb, J G Edwards, J L Keeter,
J J Cullom, J M Butts, J B Wood, J
L Medlin, Reuben Snow, A L White
head, W D Wileox, W A Safer, K Jen
kins, Jacob Dickens, J N Judkins, W F
Butterworth, John O Burton, H B
Harrell.
Second week : W R Miles, Wm
Stansbury, W T Vaughan, J K Darden,
W E Davenport, C W Dunn, J B
Edwards, J E Condry, M G Leggett, E
E Powell, John Couirhenour. G W Gav.
R II White, W A Staton, JL JudkiDS,
A B Mingea.J W Thornton, M F
Minsiiew.
Surprise Party. A most enjoya
ble surprise party occurred at the residence
of Dr. II. B. Furgerson at Halifax on
Wfduesday night of last week. A num
ber of young people stormed the Dr. aud
his good lady and were received tru st
cordially. A handsome supper waa spread
for them which with the hospitality of
the host aud hoste.s, was thoroughly
ei j.iyed. A German was danced, lead
by Air Gilliam and Mi-s Jessie Gregory.
The following participated:
Miss M innie Carraway, white Chin
silk and diamond jewelry, with Mr.
D'Arcy Magee, of Norfolk.
Miss Maud Gregory, red China silk,
diamouds, with Mr. T. McMahon.
Miss Jessie Gregory, white Chin i silk,
ptarl jewelry, with Mr. Jule Gilliam, of
Lewiston.
Miss Bettiii Gregory, pink Chiua silk,
with Mr. J. Stepheusou.
Mis Nettie Gilliam, lilan China nilk,
with Mr Whitakir.
Miss Effie Sater, blue and white China
silk, with Mr. Norwood Hill of Oxford.
Miss Kate Ousby, red silk and black
velvet, with Mr. Nowell.
Miss Batchlor, bin" China silk.
Miss Mattie t'.irnway, Nile green,
albatross lace trinnnin-g, with Mr. 8.
Hill.
Miss Mag Ousby. blue silk.
Miss Florence Nelson, black silk.
Chaperones Mrs. H. J. Carraway,
black silk.
Mrs. S. Gary, black silk, assisting
Mrs. Dr. Fennseo
Stags- Messrs. Grimrd, Gilliam, Sater,
Reed, Edwin Greg v. J. Gregory, Fer
guson, of Idaho: lr ')Hrien,G. Mullen
and Whitehead
CONSUMPTION CUKED.
An old physician, retir '
tice, having had placed i(
an East India mission"''
of a simple veet,vV
speedy and pi
tion, Bronc
all throat c
positive and rai.
bility and all Nervi
having tested its wom .
ers iu thousand of cases, had felt
duty to make it known to his suit,
fellows. Actuated by this motive anu .
desiri to relieve huuiaD suffering, I will
send free of charge, to all who desire it.
thU recipe, iu German. Frem-h or English,
with full directions for preparing and
using. Sent by mail l adibessing wiih
stamp, naming this (i.per VV. A.
Noyes, 820 Powers' Block, Rochester, N.
Y. apr 30 ly.
7, 1892.
POPULAR PEOPLE.
SOME OF TIM FOLKS YOU KNOW AND
riiEin dolxus.
Mr. Charles Emcy returned to Horner
school Monday.
Mr. S J. StaHings, 0f Littleton, wrs
in town last nigbr.
Dr. J. E. Shields returned from Scot
land Neck Tuesday.
Dr. R. M. Johnston, of Scotland Neck,
was in town Tuesday.
"ir. l.o. oarratt, of fetersburg, was
u town a few days ago.
Miss Kate Prescott left Saturday to
vin friends in Tarboro.
Mr. M. A. Hamilton, of Baltimore,
speut Friday night in town.
Mr. Henry Blount, of the Wilson
Mu-ror was iu town Monday.
Misses Eva and Estelle Edwards left
Tuesday to enter school at Oxford.
Mr, Cranmer Harrison left Tuesday
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to renew his law studies at the Universi
ty.
Mr. S. B. Pierce left Tuesday forTrin
ity College after spending the holidays at
home.
Gen. Mahona, who has been in town
1 1 ii n
a lew aays, lelt Ihursday lor a trip to
rlorida.
Mr. J. M. Mullen, of Petersburg, was
in town a few days ago on professional
business.
Mr. Raleigh T. Daniel, who spent the
holidays at home, returned to Wake For
est College Tuesday.
Col. A. J. Burton, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in town return
ed to Reidsville yesterday.
The Rev. J. A. Green left Tuesday to
attend Rutherford county Superior court
as a witness in a civil suit.
Miss Kate Fenner, who has been spend-
ing the holidays in Scotland Neck, re
turned to Baltimore Monday.
Miss Eleanor Smith, who bai been on
a visit to relatives in Scotland Neck, re
turned to Greensboro Monday.
Miss Mauie Snead returned to this
place Monday after spending the holiday!
with her parents at Fork Union, Va.
Mr.F.S. Faison, of Northampton, has.
we learn, rented Mr. W. II. Capell'g
house, and will remove his family here.
Mr. J. M. Sliger and wife left Tuesday
to visit Mr. Sliger's mother in Knoxville,
lenn., and will be absent several weeks.
Mr McM. Furjerson, who has been
sojourning at Moscow, Idaho, for some
months, returned to Littleton a few days
ago.
Mr.W. A. Dunn, of Scotland Neck,
has been appointed by Judge Whitaker
receiver of the suspended bank at Clin
tin.
Miss Sallie Collins Smith, of Scotland
Neck, returned to St. Mary's school,
Raleigh, Saturday, after spending the
holidays at home.
Mr. J. R Anderson, who has been a
salesman iu the store of Col. W.A.John
ston, Littleton, will this year have a posi
tion with Lawrence and Edwards, of Soot
land Neck.
Goon resolutions have beeu flying
through the air this week. Most of them
however, will fail to hit the bulls-eye.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Anion
authe
first d
this '
envery. All
late are rei
payment,
J. M. Grizza
Attorney
Board, op Commissioners. Thej
Board met Mouday and adjourned the
same day, all the members were present.
The cart way leading from Union)
Church to Herbert Sledge's, in Brinkley
ville township, was declared a public road,
and the township supervisors were direct
ed to allot hands to- work it.
The treasurer was directed to pay ta
J. T. Gregory 810, less eummissious, it)
being: the amount overpaid on fines due
the school funds.
S. Johnton was authorized to furnish
R. T. Jenkins and family necessaries not
to exceed 810 per month.
The Rev. W. J. Smith was allowed
8ti for use of needy family in Scotland
Neck.
A. II Green filed his bond a constable,
of Weldon township,, which was accept
ed. Other constables were allowed until the
first Monday in February to renew theit
bonds.
Jesse Rawlings, att ex-Confederate
soldier, was allowed 84 per month.
The Supervisors of Brink ley villa
township were directed to confer with
the authorities of Nash county in regard
to repairing Ramsom's Bridge.
S. M. Gary was directed to purchase
grate for court house stove.
The following were allowed to list
taxes: J. W. Wilson, S. Carman, Ned
Daniel, Weldon township; Jesse Carter,
Littleton; C. H. Pinder, Scotland Neck;
Wm. Gunter, Susan G. Simpson, Enfield;
F. W. Watson, BrinkleyvillejC. B. Brick
ell, Faucetts.
J. L House was allowed a rebate on
$500 of personal property.
The following aocounts were ordered
paid:
Dr A B Pierce, supt. health, 20 83
T L Whitaker, recording orders, 136ft
Willeox Bros , whiskey for county, 4 5ft
Dr W O McDowell, examining Innntin
500
L D Browing, supt county home 45 34
Dr J O'Brien, visiting jail, 2 00.
J N Brown, drugs 8 25
j J E Daniel repairing bridge, 7 00
Wesley Falcon, building " 65 00
B C Dunn, " 45 00
Wm Applewhite, " " 8 00
R G Reid, jail account, 97 28
Jno Fenner, work at courthouse .75
J B Brickell, tobacco, 7 20
A J Jackson, repairing wagon, .25
Roanoke News, publication, 23 00
JasMcGeecorn 30-00
P N Stainback & Bro., goods, 5 98
Jim Morris, work 1 00
R W Browp, J year's salary 25 00
A H Green, taking prisoner to jail, 2 Oft
W R Shaw, work at court house, .50
Dr A R Zollicoffer, drugs, 6 75
B I Alsbrook. takinsr lunatic to Raleigh.
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Emry and Pierce, goods, 73 15
J A Johnston, corn 28 00
Forgive your enemies at the begin
ning of the New Year. Give every one
a chance before you speak or think evil
of him or her.
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