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THE TRIAL FINISHED
AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT A
VERDICT WILL BE REN
DERED TO-DAY.
GOODMAN'S FATE IN THE BALANCE
Mr. Parrish Closes the Argument tor
the Defence and Commonwealth’s
Attorney Woods Makes the Last
Speech for the Prosecution—Both
Speeches Were Eloquent and Con*
vincing-- Mrs. Goodman and Her Ten
Year Old Son in Court-.
Richmond, Va., March 15.— A Char
lottsville, Va., special to the Dispatch
says:
The court assembled an hour earlier
this morning than usual. The prisoner
was unattended by any member of his
family. The court room rapidly tilled,
and before Mr. Parrish, for the defence,
had been speaking long, the crowd had
increased to large proportions.
Mrs. Goodman and her ten year old
son came in about twenty minutes late,
and took seats to the right of the pris
oner.
Mr. Parrish resumed at 9 o'clock a. m.
He began by saying that one of the pe
culiar features of this tragedy is that the
man who killed was retreating from the
man be killed. Unless Goodman be
lieved that his own life was iu danger
there is no explanation of why he should
have backed when he had a pistol in his
own hand.
There was no special reason why the
defence should contend that the pistol
was held in the left hand, except that it
was true. It made no material differ
ence in which hand the pistol was held.
In speaking of Bryant's evidence, Mr.
Parrish said that there was one thing
that should not go uncontradicted, and
that was that Bryant was a friend of
Goodman's. He was no friend of Good
man, and he had no right to come here
and breathe out his venom against the
prisoner, still posing as a friend.
l a clos ng Mr. Parrish thanked, in eio
quent terms, the jury for their patience
and kind consideration, and bis Honor
for his many courtesies, and concluded
in an impassioned outburst with the
words:
“My last words, gentlemen, is a prayer
to God that he will defend the right.”
At the close there was great applause,
which was checked at once by his honor.
Captain Mieajah Woods began the
last speech of the prosecution at 10
o’clock.
He said that not only were the people
of this country looking with interest to
the verdict of the jury, but the country
at large as well. He deprecated the
drawing of distinction between the proud
and humble—the rich and poor- and
paid a beautiful tribute to Albemarle
juries, which have always held the scales
like Blind Justice at allowing no condi
tion of life to swerve them from doing
their duty.
In discussing the letter, Capt. Moods
said the humblest man in Virginia had a
perfect right to report any railroad offi
cial for neglect ot duty. He drew a
nice distinction between the bringing of
“foul charges and the “foul charges”
themselves, and illustrated that it was
the duty of Parsons to report the charges
against Goodman. He made a very in
genious and persuasive argument to
prove that Col. Parsons should have
written the letter. The speaker an
swered the question. “What would you
have done uuder the circumstances,”
with splendid effect. He would demand
that the sunlight be turned upon the
charges, the bells rung out, and the pub
lic invited to witness his vindication.
The large audience was charmed with
Captain Wood’s graceful diction and
easy flow of chaste, beautiful language.
The Captain was in splendid form,
and made, in the opinion of many who
heard it, the speech of his life.
The able commonwealth’s attorney
made an exhaustive review of the evi
dence At a little past one o’clock court
adjoured until 2:30, when captain Woods
resumed his argument.
In concluding Capt. Woods drew a
pathetic picture of the sufferings caused
by the killing of Colonel Parsons, and
pleaded for justice from the jury. His
closing appeal to the jury not to be
swayed by sentiment or sympathy, was
delivered with thrilling effect. He beg
ged for a verdict that would not place a
stain upon Virginia’s fair escutcheon,
but that would say to the world that the
lives of her citizens, no matter from
whence they came, would be protected
from the hands of murderous and re
vengeful assassins.
Captain Woods spoke with great earn
estness, and was given close attention.
His speech, besides being eloquent and
delivered in a very impressive manner,
was logical and convincing, and did our
esteemed Commonwealth’s Attorney
great credit.
Upon the conclusion of his speech, at
4:20, the court adjourned until tomor
row at 10 o’clock, at which time, it is
hoped the verdict will be announced.
Rev. Mr. Jenkins Declines.
Special to the News and Observer
Asheville, N. C., March 15.
Rev. C. A. Jenkins, of Goldsboro, has
declined the call recently extended him
by the congregation of the First Baptist
Church of Asheville. His declination
was due to the fact that the call was not
unanimous.
New York, March 15.—The general
term of the Supreme Court reversed the
judgment of the lower court in the case
of Erastus Wimau, and have granted
him a new trial.
DEATH OF REV. MILES FOY.
A Fearful Railroad Accident Nar
rowly Averted.
Special to the News and Observer.
Winston Salem, N. C., March 15.
News has just reached here of the
death of Rev. Miles Foy, which occurred
a few days ago, at his home in Mt. Airy.
The deceased was in his 84th year. He
expounded the Word of God for sixty-six
years. In 1829, he joined the Virginia
Methodist Conference, before the organ
zation of the North Carolina Confer
ence. At the time of his death he was
a superannuated member of the Western
North Carolina Conference. Rev. Mr.
Foy was born in Jones county, this
State. His grand parents, on his moth
er’s side, were near relatives of
Queen Elizabeth, of England; on
his father’s side they were related to
Louis IV. of France. The latter were
forced to flee to this country on account
of the Huguenot persecution. The de
ceased was married three times and
leaves four children. He was well known
throughout the State.
A railroad man tells me that a serious
railroad accident was narrowly averted
one night this week. The southbound
passenger train on the main line was be
hind time. The northbound was given
orders to await the arrival of the former
at Beuaja, a small station eight miles
this side of Reidsville. The engineer and
condueter forgot their orders and passed
the station, running at the rate of forty
five miles per hour. Fortunately
there was a straight line of
road and the two engineers
discovered one another several hundred
yards away. The two trains were
stopped just before they came together.
My informant says that had the trains
been going around a curve a fearful
wreck would have been the result of the
carelessness on the part of the conductor
and engineer who lost their jobs next
morning for not obeying orders.
One of the conditions of the Norfolk
& Western’s 999 years lease on the Roa
noke & Southern railroad, between Win
ston and Roanoke, is a guarantee of the
interest on the bonds, and if the N. &
W. Company should default in this in
terest, the lease would be no longer
binding and a reorganization would
follow. This interest is due the
latter part of the present mouth, and
of course the future developments de
pend upon the payment or default of the
interest.
It is said that some of the R. & S. peo
ple expect a default, in which event the
Mercantile Trust Company, of Baltimore
will act as a re-organization committee.
Surry court will open next Monday,
Judge Bryan will preside. The most im
portant case on either docket is the trial
of Joe Blackburn for the murder of
Frank Montgomery, (both white) iu Mt.
Airy last year.
The widow of Mr. Luther Si meson,
fireman on the western North Carolina
railroad, who was killed in a wreck a
few months ago, has brought suit
against the company. She claims $20,-
000 for the death of her husband. The
railroad has offered to compromise with
her.
Populist Spease and Republican Line
back, Forsyth’s representatives in the
legislature, are at home. The latter got
off the train here at the freight depot
where he got on when he left for Ral
eigh. The former looked “fat and
saucy” but says nothing about the Fred
Douglass resolution.
MUST DIE FOR HIS C RIME.
A Negro Convicted of the Cold-blooded
Murder of his Mistress.
Washington, D. C., March 15 - In the
Criminal court to-day James T. Travers,
a colored man, was convicted of murder
in the first degree for killing a young
colored girl named i-ena Gross, in the
suburbs of this city in November last.
The crime was peculiarly atrocious and
cold blooded. Travers and the woman
lived together and had quarrelled. The
woman followed Travers to his work in
the country and the quarrel was renew
ed. Travers beat the woman and think
ing her dead covered the body with
leaves.
Returning to the scene in a short time
he heard the woman groau, and to put
her out of her misery “took a razor and
drew it easy like across her throat,” as
he said in his confession. The head was
nearly severed from the body.
Some boys found the body in the woods
and Travers' arrest and conviction fol
lowed.
A HEAD END COLLISION.
A Number of People Injured and a
Large Amount ol Money Burned.
Terre Haute, ind., March 15.—The
Vandaiia Express No, 7, was wrecked 2
miles cast of this city at 12:50 this morn
ing. Conductor Rahm had his arm frac
tured and several passengers were badly
bruised.
A head end collision with a switch en
gine caused the accident. Both engines
reared high in the air and the derailed
ears caught fire and burned fiercely, as
did also a dozen loaded freight cars
standing ori the siding. Both engineers
and firemen escaped serious injury by
jumping. The express was running at a
speed of 30 miles an hour when the
crash came.
It is learned that the Adams Express
Company lost a large amount of money
on the car that was destroyed by fire.
The money was in a safe from New York
to Bt, Louis. The heat of the safe con
sumed the paper money and the coin
melted and ran together.
There are various statements as to the
amount of money destroyed, from $25,-
000 to SIOO,OOO. * That it was a large
amount there is no doubt, but no one
connected with the company will give
anything but very vague information.
RALEIGH, N. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1895.
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QUICKLY BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.
A Negro Rapist Tried, Convicted ami
Sentenced in Less than Four Hours.
Winchester, Va., March 15. —Thorn-
ton Parker, the negro who made an at
tempt to commit a criminal assault on
Mrs. Melton, of Middletown, on the sth
inst., was tried here to-day, convicted,
and sentenced to be hanged on Friday,
April 19th, between the hours of 8 a ra.
and 3 p. m., the trial lasting about four
hours and the jury rendering its verd ct
m about 40 minutes.
The commonwealth opened the case
this morning by placing Mrs. Melton on
the stand. "She is a modest young lady
about nineteen years old and told in de
tail of the attempt
The negro on that evening came to
her house about 5:30 o'clock, wearing a
masked cap, aud while her back was
turned caught her over both arms, keep
ing behind her all the time. He threw
her down and held her for about ten or
fifteen minutes. While in this position
she pulled the mask from his face and
recognized her assailant.
Finding that he had been recognized,
Parker ran into the yard to adjust his
mask aud Mrs. Melton closed and
bolted the door. The negro tried to
break down the door, and threatening
to kill her if she did not open the door.
He then entered through a window.
Mrs. Melton then seized her baby aud
ran from the house and by her screams
scared the negro away.
While Mrs. Melton was giving in her
evidence many murmurs were heard
from the crowd and when she was asked
by Commonwealth Attorney Byr* if she
could positively identify the prist ierand
she rep'i d in the affirmative many
whisper- were heard to lynch hifti.
The defense which was represented by
Col. L T. Moore, tried to prove an alibi,
but the witnesses were in every instance
baffled by the commonwealth.
The prisoner was placed on the stand
and told a rambling and disconnected
story as to his whereabouts on the day
that the attempt was made, claiming he
was in the field looking for groundhog
dens.
The prisoner was brought into court
this morning under a heavy guard, and
the court was under guard during the
day. The verdict meets with approval
on all sides, even the negroes beiug in a
better humor than last night.
INSI RANX E TROUBLES.
Southeastern Tarill Association and
Local Agents in Conference.
Richmond, Va., March 15.—The exe
cutive committee of the Southeastern
Tariff Association and the local agents
met in conference here to day.
The conference was in session for
some two hours, and the situation and
the differences between the two parties
were talked over. Subsequently the
committee held a session to consider the
representations of the agents. No con
clusion was reached and the meeting ad
journed until 10 o’clock to-morrow morn
ing.
Neither side will give any informa
tion. The differences arose out of the
action of the local agents or board of un -
derwriters, in determining to waive all
rules m meeting competition of compan
ies not in the association.
RESULT OF THAT HUNT.
The President Killed Fifty Brant
Three Geese and Fourteen Snipe.
Norfolk, Va., March 15. President
Cleveland will probably eat his breakfast
in Washington to morrow morning. He
was in this harbor to day. It was ex
actly 1:05 o’clock when the Violet was
made fast to the Buoy wharf in Ports
mouth. President Cleveland was
standing on the upper deck, near the
door of the pilot house. A light Mack
intosh which he wore protected him
from a disagreeable rain which was fall
ing. In a small row boat on the offshore
side of the Violet was a Virginian re
porter. The President was admiring the
magnificent harbor.
When asked about his health he re
plied.
“I am feeling well; in fact, 1 never felt
better. The report of an accident
tome originated in the mind of some
newspaper man. We killed fifty Brant,
three geese and fourteen snipe. I went
away on a pleasure trip and have cer
tainly enjoyed myself. I like the route
we have been over.”
CAUGHT ON THE ROD.
A Train on the Run Catches a Live
Buzzard.
North-bound train 38 on the Seaboard
Air Line yesterday caught a live buz
zard while the train was running at full
speed. The bird was impaled on the
long brass rod that runs along the boiler
from the cab window to the smoke stack.
Tire engineer tells the story of this
queer aecideut.
After the train had left Apex and was
running at full speed, some fifty miles
or so an hour, the engineer noticed a big
black buzzard flying straight across the
track. Bird aud train reached the same
spot at the same moment, aud collided.
The engineer looked out and saw the
buzzard fluttering on the long brass rod.
On close inspection he found the bird
impaled on the rod’s end, the end of the
rod having gone entirely through the
bird’s body. The rod is not sharp, but
is capped with a brass ball.
When the train arrived here the bird
lay dead on the pilot of the engine; the
strange accident excited much comment.
NO MORE “NORTH CAROLINA.”
Why so Many Drummers Don’t Regis
ter That Way Now.
The Legislature is no more, but the
Fred Douglass resolution still lives aud
stings.
North Carolina is said to have 1148
citizens traveling in some commercial
capacity. These men are men of acute
ness, business sense, popularity and in
fluenee. As a class they are as good as
they make ’em. Before the Legislature
of 1895 they were proud of the Old North
State, and delighted to put “North Car
olina” after their names on the hotel
registers.
Since the shade of darkness fell over
the land in the shape of the Douglass
resolution North Carolina’s name has
been conspicuously absent from the ros
ters of the inns. Its place has been taken
by New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Kalamazoo, and Mugachunk.
In fact, a traveler told a reporter yes
terday that the North Carolina drum
mers "had resolved that outside of the
State they would not acknowledge they
were from North Carolina except under
promise of the profoundest secrecy.
FATAL DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.
Oue Dead Body Recovered and Hall a
Dozen Still Missing.
Houghton, Mich., March 15. —The
dynamite factory of the Hancock Chern
ieal Company, at Dollar Bay, blew up
at 1 o’clock this afternoon. Telephone
and telegraph wires were broken by the
explosion.
Os the dozen men employed at the
works half are unaccounted for, but it is
hoped not all are lost.
Only one body, that of Dominick
Christian, has been recovered. The
families of some of the men are on the
ground and the scene is a pitiful one.
Ilou the Monument Progresses.
Chief Clerk T. Palmer Jet man, of the
State Auditor’s office, has given the war
rant on the State Treasurer for ten thou
sand dollars, the amount appropriated
by the Legislature for the completion of
the monument.
Yesterday the inscriptions were cut
into the die-stone. On the west side
facing Hillsboro street is, “To Our Con
federate Dead;” on the east side, facing
the capitol, “First at Bethel, Last at
Appomattox.” These inscriptions were
written by Thomas P. Devereaux, Esq.
On the corner stone is “May 20th, 1894.”
The polishing of the base was begun
yesterday.
The great shaft of fine granite is on
rollers near the cotton platform; it will
be brought up to capitol square as soon
as fair weather comes again.
Four Thieves Caught.
Special to the News and Observer.
Beaufort, N. C , March 15.
For the past six months an organized
gang of thieves have been terrorizing the
town of Beaufort to such an extent no
one felt safe. All the principal streets
and many dwellings have been robbed.
A detective was employed who planned
and joined them in breaking into Jones
& Forlaw’s store last night and four of
the gang were captured and are now in
jail.
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED
ALL INDICATIONS OF THE STATE
OF BUSINESS ARE RATHER
FAVORABLE.
BRAOSTREET S AND DUN S REVIEW
Though the Weather has Been I nfa
vorable in the South Farm Products
i are a Little Higher, Railroad Earn
ings a Shade Better and Most Indus
tries Snow a Better Front Than In
February—Trade in the South has
Been A fleeted by Labor Troubles.
New York, March 15. R. G. Dun
& Co’s weekly review of trade to-morrow
will say:
Substantialy all indications of the
State of business are rather favorable.
F trm products are a little higher, rail
road earnings a shade better, clearing
house exchanges a small percentage
larger in comparison with two years ago,
than in February, and most of the in
dustries show a somewhat better front,
though their gain is not large. Money
mai kets continue undisturbed, the oper
ations of the syndicate still prevent ex
ports of gold and withdrawals from the
Treasury have of late practically ceased.
There is not much enthusiasm about the
situation, however, because the gain is
slow and business is yet a long way
from what was once considered a pros
perous condition Further, the gain is
in some cases due to obviously temporary
causes, and iu some to causes which do
not make for prosperity.
The volume of payment through
houses for the week is 5.7 percent larger
than last year, but 26.9 per cens less
than in 1893. Imports are just now
running a little smaller than in February
while domestic export for two weeks from
now show a decrease compared with last
year, of 11 per cent.
Money is in better demand, the market
hardens as usual before April 1, and
much more commercial paper is offered,
though partly to meet large maturities
this month. The west is drawing from
its balances here, and there have been
considerable sales of st cks on foreign
accounts but not enough to disturb an
exchange market otherwise stagnant.
The output of pig iron March Ist was
156,979 tons, a decrease since February
Ist, of 6,412 tons weekly, and the in
crease of unsold stocks was 52,900 tons
in February, or 13,225 weekly. Since
January 1, the weekly output has de
creased 11,435 tons, and the accumula
tion of unsold stocks has been 125,515
tOD3.
Prices not rise and, except at Chi
cago, there seems to be no general in
crease of demand. 1 mpro vement is observ
ed in nearly all parrs of the iron indus
try, particular iu materials for agricul
tural implement works, aud at Pittsburg
the demand for structural forms con
tinues large. But for the great number
of new buildings that are climbing to
ward the sky all over the country, the
condition of the industry would be much
less favorable.
Bessemer pig is weaker at Pittsburg,
aud while the demand for bar improves,
it falls short of the supply. Sheets are
active, and also wire rods, without
change in price. At Philadelphia prices
are not firmer, nor is the demand larger,
and reports of the coming advance in
coke aud ore do not stimulate buying.
Liabilities thus far reported in failures
for the first week of March .amount to
$1,683,052, against $3,276,292 last year;
in manufactures $785,396, against $973,-
570 last year, and iu trading $897,656,
against $1,254,938 last year. The final
returns for February make the aggre
gate $11,414,374, against $17,894,670
last year.
Failures for the week have been 266
in the United Statest, aginst 264 last
year, aud 57 in Canada, against 55 last
year.
Bradstreet’s Report.
New York, March 15.—Bradstreet’s
to-morrow will say: There are fewer
new and favorable trade features this
week than unfavorable ones, but in most
instances they outweigh the latter, which
point to a continuance of small volume
of business aud quiet demand. Unfa
vorab’e weather, which has served to
check demand so many weeks, con
tinues to make itself felt m the South
and in many parts of the West
The coal operators’ strike and labor
difficulties at New Orleans have served
to eat into business at points dependent
upon those centers of disturbance. Not
the least unfavorable influence iu staple
lines has been that of bad roads, the ef
fect of which is plain from Nova Scotia
to Texas.
In addition to increased competition
here by Australian wools, demand for
the raw staple has fallen off, and word
Ls received that American dress goods
manufacturers are using considerable
Australian mixed with the American
staple. The dry-goods trade continues
depressed, production being in excess of
demand, cotton goods being moved gen
erally only at concessions.
In the South, Atlanta, New Orleans
and Galveston alone report evidences of
gain, modified at the first point by rain
and at the second by labor riots. The
phosphates market is more active at
Charleston, that for drugs at Chattanoo
ga, and for naval stores at Savannah.
In other respects Southern trade is quiet
and in instances unsatisfactory.
•Lynchburg, March 15.—The grand
jury in the United States Court to day
returned true bills of indictment against
Walker G Hammer and R. 11. Panuill
for embezzlement. The cases have been
set for Friday of next week.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CLERK SATTERFIELD CANED
Presented by His Fellow Clerks \V itfc
a Gold-Headed Cane and Toilet
S. P. Satterfield, chief clerk of tbt
House, was last night presented by his
assistant clerks with a handsomo gold
headed cane and a toilet set. The pre
sentation was made by Mr. T. B. Lind
say, assistant to the principal clerk of
the House.
Mr. Lindsay said: Mr. Satterfield, it is
through the kind partiality of my pleas
ant associates and fellow laborers an.
your assistants that the very pleasant duty
is assigned me to make known to you oui
high appreciation of the kindness shown
us ever since we first met, and all
through our labors in keeping of a ree
i ord of the House of Representatives. We
desire to present to you as a token
: of our esteem and affection this canf
and toilet set. If they are not as
appropriate as the occasion demands,
we hope you will accept them as coming
from willing hands aud loving hearts,
for they were nurtured in the warm
i sunny bosom of the "Old North State
where winter is but a passing breath and
I spring and autumn meet in the lap of.
1 summer.
J “You are young and active now in the
| full vigor of manhood, but when old age
j creeps on may this token ever remind you
| of the appreciation and esteem of the
; donors, and be a support to you in de*
: dining years.
“You are young and active now, and
may feel sometimes that you are able to
; paddle your own canoe, but wo would,
! point out to you the Pilot of human life,
one who never steers the vessel upon.
! the rocks, and to the only One who eve'
passed the voyage of life unwrecked.”
W AKE COUNTY MAGISTRATES.
The Men Who Will Hold Justice’}-
Courts for two Years.
Below will be found a complete list of
the magistrates of Wake county, arrang
ed by townships:
Raleigh—,J. N. Hubbard, Willis Jrf
Graves, W. H. Martin, C. N. Hunter, J
B. Bill, W. W. Wynne, E. A. Adams,
John Nichols, James H. Baker, E. S
Cheek, J. D. Newsom, J. H. Alford, W.
F. Debnam, H. H. Roberts, W. Whitaker,
M. B. Barbee, K. W. Merritt, P. M
Stewart.
Barton’s Creek—Dudley Reed, J. J.
Penny, G. W. Ray, A. C. Ray and H. C
Ray.
Buckkorn—ll. C. Barbee and J. P
Mann.
Cary—W. H. Beckwith,J. T. Williams
J. P. H. Adams, T. Ivey, Nat G. Wil
liams.
Cedar Fork—M. S. Carlton, W. N*
Arnold, A. M. Johnson, J. D. Marcom,
Holly Springs—W. H. Burt, T. A,
Council, C. 11. Collins, F. K. Goodwin
D. H. liugney.
House Creek—J. R. Medlin, R. R
i Saunders, C. H. Jackson.
Little River—W. H. Hester, B. B. Bar
| ker.
Mark's Creek—R. R. Sexton, C. W
Suggs, S. M. Rowland, F. M. Ferrell, A
B. Marshburn, D. B. Marshburn.
Neuse River- Garret Reddish, W. R,
Braswell, N. A. Sanderford, L. M. Green,,
M. V. B. Norwood.
New Light—W. F. Suit, H. B. Emery,
Jos. Pearce, A. L. Davis, W. J. Simpson
Oak Grove—-J. R. Ray, L. B. Penny v
G. D. Hays.
Panther Branch -George Penny, L. J,
Weathers.
St. Mary's—G B. Bryan, M. T,
Wilder.
St. Matthews—R. J. Buffaloe, O. C,
Green, F. B. H. Knight, M. A. Buffaloe,
B. B. Buffaloe.
While Oak—S. S. Rogers, W. H.
Womble, R. E. Webster.
Swift Creek—J. Z. Bennett, L. M,
Franks.
Wake Forest —C. li. Debnam, J. O,
Fort, Ham T. Jones, T. W. Lassiter, J,
M. Jones, J. A. Stell, G. P. Wiggins.
BOYCOTTED II IS I* A PER.
Editor Jones Don’t Like the Mamie;
of Mt. Holly Merchants.
George A. Jones, who runs a weekly
paper, “The Great South,” which is da
ted at both Raleigh and Charlotte, and
claims to be a “modern newspaper,”
spent, yesterday in Raleigh. He recently
began to publish a weekly in Mount Hol
ly, a small town not far from Charlotte.
This budding enterprise was nipped this
week. ‘ It’s the strangest town I ever
saw,” Mr. Jones said; “1 began to ex
press my religious views pretty freely,
and they boycotted me; nearly all the mer
chants in town came to me and ordered
their advertisements out dimply because
1 talked religion to them.”
“But I’ll get a show at them from
Charlotte next week,” he said.
Mr. Jones returned to Charlotte yes
tor lay afternoon.
Though the Mt. Holly News has sub
sided, tie “Great South” is still on the
earth.
Mr. Bethune Returns Home.
Mr. L A. Bethune, editor of the
Sampson County Democrat, who hat-,
reported the proceedings of the Senato
for the News and Observer for the past
sixty-three days, returned home yester
day. The readers of this paper know
how well he did his work, and will join
us iu commending him for its reliability
and excellence. In addition to report
ing the proceedings, ho furnished many
bright paragraphs to the “Under the
Dome” column. He greatly endeared
himself to the entire News and Ob
server family who parted with him re
gretfully He is the stuff out of which
great editors are made.