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2 THE SCHOOL BONDS Address to the Voters of the Townships. PURPOSE OF THE BONDS THK (’ON I M l .* - SCHOOL l’ROt'Kß’i Y. AN ISSUE OF BONOS WILL SAVc MONEY Ntw rurnittre Needed in Some of the Schools- More Buildingi Needed for the White Schools- Election to be Held June 12th. 'i’ll.' School Committee of Raleigh township has issued the following nd dress: lit Hie Voters of Raleigh Township: 'l’lie General Assembly has authorized a vote to lie taken in Raleigh township to ascertain the will of the qualified voters ttjKin the question of the Issuance, for school purposes, of coupon bonds to an amount not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, bearing interest at live per cent, per annum, if such bonds can he nego tiated. Otherwise, the bonds may bear interest at a rate not to exceed six per cent. The proceeds from the sale of the bonds shall be used for tile payment of property bought, or contracted to lie bought, for school purposes, for the erec tion and repair of school buildings, and the equipment of school buildings, and for no other purpose. If the bonds are issued, the Board of Commissioners of Wake county will elect it Commission of Bonds, who will be required to give a bond with suffi cient sureties in such sum as the Board of county Commissioners may designate, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duties, and for the faithful ac counting of till moneys and securities coming into his hands. The Treasurer of Wake County shall, by virtue of his office, be Bond Commissioner, unless some other person shall be selected by the Board of County Commissioners. The sinking fund shall be invested in such securities as the Board of Commis- If five per cent, bonds are issued to the full amount authorized, the interest thereon will be $2,500 a year, and the township will then own good buildings, properly heated, ventilated and equipped. At the present time, the Committee is paying annually nearly $.‘1,500 for rents and fixed charges,-and yet the buildings in which the schools are conducted are mostly in poor repair, imperfectly heat ed, without ventilation, with poor furni ture, as a rule, and without proper ap paratus for teaching. Our payments in rents and installments on property bought for school purposes are as follows: Annual rent of Murphy School uu I’ersou street $ 500.00 Annual rent of Wiley School on Wilmington street 300.00 Annual payment on Washington School on South street .... 500.00 Annual payment on Watson property on Lenoir street... 500.00 Annual payment on Davis lot on W. Morgan street 480.00 % $2,740.00 If, to this amount, the interest on de ferred payments be adde d,it may be said that nearly $3,500 is taken annual ly from the income of the schools to pro vide buildings and to pay for land. The Murphy School has been kept in good repair by its owners, but -it is the only public school in the township of which the same can be said, because of lack of funds. The Centennial School, erected in 1885, is sadly in need of repair, which the city authorities very properly demand at our hands. The colored school buildings were erect ed years ago, except one room in East Raleigh and one room at Oberlin, and, with these two insignificant exceptions, it is almost needless to say, they need thorough repair and-some additions. The main hotly of ohe of these buildings was a church, erected twenty-five years ago. The rooms in all the schools arc heated by stoves, with no provision for ventila tion. This method of heating school rooms in which large numbers of child ren are collected daily, is not only waste ful of fuel, but is condemned by all ex perts as baneful to health. • Much of the furniture consists of home made pine desks of the rudest fashion, which have been in use for twenty years or more, and are wholly unsmted to the work. A new building for white children, on West Morgan street, should be erected at once. The committee has long desir ed to have this house built for the ac eoinmodution of the people in that vicin ity, but we believe that it will be folly for us further t<s add to our present large indebtedness, which Tins grown to such an extent that we are unable to provide suitable school facilities in the houses •which are already occupied. These, if they are to he preserved, must be put into proper condition by a large outlay of money without much longer delay. Unless some relief is speedily offered, there seems to he no solution of the rif tieulties that confront us except to short en the annual school term, which is al ready too short, less than the term of any city system of schools in this State or elsewhere of which we have any knowl edge. A favorable vote on the bond issue will enable us to use for current expenses the money no wanuually taken out of our income to pay on buildings, and will thus enable us to lengthen the school term andto improve materially the schools in other particulars. It will enable us to pay for all property bought on time, to buy the Murphy School, to erect the much needed building ou West Morgan street, to put in thorough repair all the houses in use, to make such additions as are needed, and to provide all neces sary equipments therefor. The tax rate which the bond issue car ries with it is so small that a man who pays taxes on SI,OOO valuation of prop erty will not be assessed for this pur pose, in any event, more than 18 cents on the poll and 00 cents annually on Ins property. In the city of Asheville, the interest charges on their $50,000 of school bonds are paid out of the general | city fund. In addition, the city pro vides for all permanent improvements of school buildings and (be special tax rate for the current expenses of the schools is fifty per cent, greater than the special * tax rate for schools in Raleigh township. The Board of Commissioners has or dered that the election he field on Mon day, June 12, 181)9. Books of registra tion for the said election will be opened on Thursday, May 18th, and will be closed on Saturday, June 10th, at noon. Challenges will be heard as provided by law on Saturday, June 10th. The precincts will have the same boundaries as in the last general election, except that each ward will constitute a single product. The territory lying between Newliern avenue and Hargett street will register, and vote in the second ward, to which it belongs, and that lying between Hillsboro street and Hargett street will register ami vote with the first ward (not being affected by the division of precincts for the election upon the is suance of bonds by the city of Raleigh to.be held at the same time.) UKHIsi RATION AND I’OI.LINO TRACKS. First Ward—-Conn's Store, corner Sal isbury ami Jones streets, Melvin An il r» ws, registrar. Second Ward—Lee's store, corner of Blood worth ami Lane streets, Sher wood Haywood, registrar. Third Ward—Julies’ Warehouse, cor ner of Blount and Davie streets, F. Henry Ilunnyeutt. registrar. Fourth Ward—City led. corner of Sal isbury and Davie streets, W. 11. Slrotimr registrar. Outside West, North —Taylor’s store, A. D. Taylor, registrar. Outside West, South—-Jones’ store, (formerly Ellis’), .1. W. Cooper, registrar. Outside East— Cpehurelfs sloe*, Jim. It. Cpehurch, registrar. liE ROBBED A STORE. A Young White Man (lets Into Serious Trouble. Cecil Huge, alias Thomas .1. Peebles, white, was arraigned before Mayor Pow ell yesterday illuming on tin* charge of having robbed tin* store of James E. Hamlin (col). He waived examination (and, was sent to jail in default of a S3OO bond. Tin* robbery occurred early Thursday morning. Tile store was en tered by a rear window and about SOO worth of goods taken, including twenty boxes of cigars, several pairs of shoes, two gallons of whiskey, and a quantity of tobacco and cigarettes. Thursday afterc.lnm Officer Conrad discovered a young white nuan who had been loafing around the saJoon Wednes day and Wednesday night, distributing liquor among his friends. He also learned that the pair of shoes stolen had been sold at a store on South street. He got a description of the fellow, found him near the Southern Railway depot and arrested him. He was identified as the man who sold the shoes. When he was arrested he gave his name as Peebles but afterwards said that 'it was Hage Hit* claimed to he from Richmond. He appears to be about twenty-one years old. TWO SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED. Miss Effie Miller is Awarded the Mon tague Medal. Winston, X. C., May 19. —(Special.)— The most successful commencement ex ercises in the history of Winston graded schools was given last night. The an nual address was delivered by President Mclver of the State Normal college, Greensboro. Ilis subject was “Money” and bis effort was one of the best ad dresses ever heard here. The graduating class was the largest ever turned out by any public school in North Carolina, 38 members. The H. Montague medal, for making the best average during the session was awarded to Miss Effie Miller. Two scholarships were award ed. Fred Danes to University and Miss Lucile Foust to Guilford college. THE APPETITE OF A GOAT Is envied by. till dyspeptics whose Stomach and Liver tire out of order. All such should know that Dr. King’s New Life Pills, the wonderful Stomach and Liver Remedy, gives a splendid appetite, sound digestion and a regular bodily habit that insures perfect health and great energy. Only 25 cents tit all drug stores. x LAWN PARTY. A throng of people dropped in at the lawn party given on the lawn of the Catholic rectory yesterday even ing. The decorations of flowers and the management of light effects were particularly pretty and attracted much attention. As is always the case at these parties at the rectory, the refreshments were delicious. The News and Observer staff is indebted to the thoughtful courtesy of the Rev. Father Griffith for a generous remem brance in this connection. BETTER THAN EVER. “I suffered from a skin disease and liad such an intense itching that I could hardly sleep at night. Nothing gave me as much relief as Hood’s Sarsapa rilla. 1 have taken throe Kettles of it and now have better health than ever in my life before.” Gilbert T. Payne, 501 North Augusta Street, Staunton. Virginia. Hood’s Pills give strength even while their cathartic qualities are at work. Easy to take. DICK O’BRIEN KNOCKED OUT. New 'York, May 19.—'Tom Wol-ott knocked out Dick O’Brien in the four teenth round. Drying Preparations simply develop dry catarrh; they dry up the secretions which adhere to the membrane and de compose, causing a far more serious trouble than the ordinary form of ca tarrh. Avoid all drying Inhalants and use that which cleanses. soothes and heals. Ely’s Cream Balm is such a remedy and will cure catarrh or cold in the head easily and pleasantly . A trial size will be mailed for 10 cents, large for 50 cents. All druggists keep it. Ely Brothers, 50 Warren Slrear. New York. fHF BEST PRESCRIPTION FOR MAI ARIA. Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. No cure, no pay. Price 50c. wed & sat 6 w & w Cm THE NEWS AND OBSERVER. SATURDAY MORNING. MAY *2O 1899. THE NARROW GAUGE A Bid for Stock in South Carolina. ONLY $2.50 IS OFFERED PROPOSED TO MAKE THE ROAD STAND S HI) GAUGE. TO BE EXTENDED INTO TENNESSEE t A Big Railroad Mortgage Offered for Registra tion. The Southern’s New Line in South Carolina. The Raleigh and Cape Fear. An attorney was here yesterday to have the mortgage of the 'South Caro lina and Georgia Extension Company, fur $1.8(10.000, registered. He went, to tin* office of the Secretary of State to have tlie instrument recorded, its was done in: South Carolina, but was informed that a different system of regis tration prevailed in this State, and that the mortgage must he registered in the office of the clerk of court of each coun ty through which tin* road runs. The mortgage is adorned with $1)00 worth of stamps, the tax being SSO on every SIOO,OOO represented. The Raleigh and Cape Fear Railroad is now running two regular trains into Raleigh one day anil three the next. '1 hey are mixed trains. Tin* freight hauled consists principally of logs, lumber, fertilizers, general mer chandise and brick dirt. The last named article is for the penitentiary, which is making brick on an extensive scale. The road is now using regularly one engine, one passenger ear and twenty box. ears and flats. The length of the road is twenty miles. It ,is graded one mile further, to Fuquay Springs. This mile will la* built as soon as tlie crossing for tin* junction of this road and the Cape Fear and Northern can be pult in This will he about June Ist. It is stated that there will probably b»> a change in the ownership of the Carolina and Northwestern Railroad, which at present extends from Chester, S. (’., to Ismoir, N. C., a distance of 108 miles. It is a narrow gauge road, and the scheme as outlined is t> change the road to a standard gauge and ex tend it over the Blue Ridge Mountains at what is said to be one of tin* most favorable points on the whole rang**. This point is near Blowing Rock, and on into Tennessee, where it will connect with one or more of the great systems of the West. Touching this proposed change the Yorkville correspondent of the Charles ton News and Courier prints the follow ing. which will also be of interest in North Carolina: York county owns 1,000 shares in the road, of the pdr value of SIOO. During the past four or five years the stock has not been considered to have any marked value, $5 being the ruling price when ever for any reason it changed hands. At the recent session of the legislature a bill was passed which authorized the county commissioners to dispose of the* county’s stock for $15.50 per share. Several weeks ago Mr. W. R. Carroll, of this place, asked the commissioners for an option on the stock, and. after considering the matter at length, it was agreed that he should have it at $25 per share. The public has not yet been in formed who Mr. Carroll represented. Yesterday there was an entirely new development, which seems to indicate that there will be other important devel opments in the near future. Mr. J. 11. Marion, of the law firm of Barber & Marion, of Chester, came up on the morning train and requested a meeting of tin* hoard. Two members, live out of town. One was summoned by telegraph and the other bv telephone. The boafd assembled in its office and Mr. Marion proceeded to make a speech, which was entirely fresh, so far its the commissioners were concerned, if not re freshing. He went into elaborate details as to the past history of the road and its “He That Stays Does the Business. 9 * All the world admires 44 staying power." On this quality success depends. The blood is the best friend the heart has, and 44 faint heart" never won anything. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the best friend the blood ever had; it cleanses the blood of everything. If you would be strong in the race of life and “do the business,” you must “stay.” Hood’s Sarsaparilla makes the struggle easy. It gives clear, strong blood; hence perfect health ensues. Hives-“ The itching of hives which troubled me last summer was terrible; blotches came all over my body. Hood’s Sarsaparilla and Hood’s Pills cured me.” Mrs. Mary Ibbott, 235 South Wolf St., Baltimore, Md. All Run Down - “ I was as tired in the morning as at night, had no ambition, weak and run down. Three bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla built iue up and cured me. Can cat well and sleep well.” Mrs. Chas. Molz, 418 Madisou St., Sandusky, Ohio. Female Troubles-” i would have wel comed death any time as a relief from catarrh of the womb and other serious troubles. The best physicians said my case was helpless. I stopped taking every thing else and took Hood’s Sarsaparilla. New life came to rue and I gained until I am perfectly well and strong.” Mrs. Emma J. Fisher, Louedell, Missouri. ts focdA SaUafMuilq Hood’s Pills cure liver ills, the non irritating and only cathartic* to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla^ present financial and physical condition, lie asserted that York eitnnty’s stock had no value, and was not likely to have any. He pointed out that the only hope of the road is to change it into a stand ard gauge and extend it into Tennessee, thus securing an opening to the coal fields of tin* Northwest. He pointed out that the present taxable value of tic* r ,,ad "as s2.7<H> per mile, stud that by tin* development indicated this valuation would be greatly increased and thus ac crue to the interest of tin* county, lie said that he did not represent the South ern Railroad, the Seaboard Air Line or any other roail having a competing line in this State, hut a system that already owns a great deal of railroad property in tlie West and South. He said that he was tillable to state positively the inten tion of his people, or to make any prom ise'- along that line, but knew to a moral certainty that his principals had plenty of money, and believed it was their in tention in case they got possession of the Carolina and Northwestern Railroad to develop it into a main line of a great system. He said that his firm had been assured by their clients that in the ease of tin* purchase of tin* stock of the nar row gauge it would he completed across the mountains. At the conclusion of his statement Mr. Marion said that his firm had already secured a ten days’ option on the stock of Chester county at $2.50 a share, and he was willing to pay cash that day. s*j.s() a share, or $2,500 for tin* stock of York county, and repeated that the stock now has no value whatever on tie* market. Mr. T. G. Culp, chairman of the hoard, stated that the county still owed about $4,000 and interest on tire old nar row gauge railroad bond debt, lit* was willing to sell for $25 a share, and might consider $15.50. but did not think much of the proposition to take $2 50. espe cially without any guarantee as to what would become of the road after it was sold. Mr. Marion said t’hat he could not give any guarantee further than that he felt that his people would develop the road as indicated. It is to he hoped that tin* commission ers did not make any mistake in reject in Mr. Marion’s offer. York county paid SIOO,OOO toward the building of the road, and if the improvements indicated by Mr. Marion could la* guaranteed it would •be a most excellent business proposition for the county to donate its stock in tin* road to the parties who have offered $2.50 a share for it. provided, of course, the developments hinged on such an ar rangement. According to the Baltimore Sun. the Southern Railway is to divide up the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad, which it recently purchase'!, with tin* Atlantic Coast Line. From time to time reference has been made to the extensive improvements being made along the line of the South ern Railway. According to it statement of Vice President Gannon, lints far during tin* present year over 1(M) sidings have been built to connect the Southern with industries located adjacent to it. Other improvements include contracts for about $300,000 worth of bridges to replace similar structures at different points along tin* line, while already during the present year the Southern has received 25,000 tons of steel rails which will replace lighter grades on its tracks. This is in pursuance of a plan to relay its main lines with 80-pound rail. The Southern has also made ar rangements to purchase sixteen locomo tives. ten passenger coaches, five mail and baggage ears and I.IMM) freight cars. Altogether tin* outlay will represent fully $2,000,000. Touching the Southern’s proposed now road from Columbia to ’Savannah, a writer in the Atlanta Journal, says: I have it straight from the chief en gineer of the Southern Railway that contracts have been let for the building of ;i railroad from Columbia, S. C., to Savannah, Ga. Ever since the Seaboard Air Line got possession of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad it has been rumored that the Southern would build a line from Columbia to Savannah, but in many quarters it was doubted. But it is going to be done, certain. The distance is from one hundred and fifty to two hundred miles, and it will take a pile of money to do it, hut the Southern seems bound to have a line in nml out of Savannah. This new railroad will prove a great developer of south western South Carolina, and it is bound to pay in time, for it will traverse some of the most fertile and populous coun ties in the Palmetto State. On Monday next. May 22. the jurisdic tion of Mr. \V. A. Turk, general passen ger agent of the Southern, will be ex tended to cover the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad. 11E FOOLED THE SURGEONS. All doctors told Renick Hamilton, of West Jefferson Ohio, after suffering 18 months from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless a costly operation was per formed; but he cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve,, the surest Pile cure on Earth, and the best Salve in the World. 25 cents a box. Sold by all Druggists. BISHOPS’ POWERS CURTAILED. Atlanta. Ga.. May 19.—Tlie Episcopal church of the dti ocese of Georgia finished its Work today and adjourned. The convention decided that the Bishop should not hereafter have the power dele gated to him which has been his for the past ten years concerning the calling of clergymen. Bishop Nelson after the cannon had been changed prophesied that there would hereafter probably In? more trou ble under the new canon than had been under the old. DISCOVERED BY A WOMAN. Another great discovery lias been made ,and that too. by a lady in this country. “Disease fastened its dutches upon her and Vor seven years she with stood its severest tests, but her vital or gans were undermined and death seem ed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly, and could not sleep. She finally discovered away to recov ery, *by purchasing of us a bottle of Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, and was so much relieved on taking first dose, that she slept all night: -4>«>d with two bottles, Inis been absolutely cured. Her name is Mrs, Luther Lutz.” Thus writes W. C. Hamniek & Co., of Shelby. N. C. Trial bottles free at all Drug Stores. Regular size 50c. and SI.OO. Every bottle guaranteed. ARE YOU LOOKING For a Cool, Breezy Place to Spend the Summer ? Then why not try MOREHEAD CITY, N. C„ The Most Delightful Seaside Resort on the Atlantic Coast. The ac commodations of the ATLANTIC HOTEL Are Unsurpassed. Amusements Varied, Su f and Still-Water Bathing, Sailing, Trolling, Billiards, Pool, Ten Pins, Riding, Driving and Dancing The Finest Orchestra in the South . Tiie Largest and Coolest Ball Room. The respective departments of this Hotel will In* in charge of the most ex perienced heads with a view of rendering at all times the most efficient service. 4 Cuisine Pcrfdct Sea Food a Specialty. No Mahria No Mosquitoes. No Flies. The Manag meat are Detenu ned to sake the Season of 1399 the Most Brilliant in ths His tory of i he ATLANTIC HOTEL. Inquiries promptly and cheerfully answered. Address, ATLANTIC HOTEL Morehead, City, N. C* C. B Rirbee, ) B. H. G iffin, Managers. A. J Cooke, I WAR DECLARED" On the Potato Bug, Blight Etc., Fight With Paris Green, London Purple, Bug Death, Bordeaux Mixture. Sprayers of All Kind For Sale by IRBY & YOUNG, DEALER IN HARDWARE. SEEDS& IMPLEMENTS^ ’Phone 248 12 E. Martin St., Raleigh, N. C E. F WYATT. 0. B. RAY WYATT HARNESS COMPANY, (SUCCESSOR TO E. F. WYATT & 80N.1 CO»***‘G*S M'* See That Boy? He is the Silent Partner of WHIT NG BROS. Without him this firm would have to give up at least one-third of their business, He creates the demand for Boys Clothing, while Whiting Bros, supplies it. Hot weather suits soc, Pants, 25c, 40c, ?o, 75c; Boys Hats 10, 20, 29 and <;oc; Boys Shoes 40, 50, 77c, sl, 1.2$ Big Stock, Little Prices SHINING LIKE A NIGGER’S HEEL Is the way you want your horse’s coat (o look when driving for pleasure. To have your horse well groomed you need the proper stable requisites in brushes, blankets. &c. We have the finest stock of horse clothing, brushes, soaps and dressings, sponges, ohamaise, A-e„ in town, as well -is whips, lap cloths, aprons and a nice line of Harness anJ Saddlery of our own make.
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