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i gttjgQItatl;amcfarb THURSDAY. Nov- 2'?. IW'i. ! Local Records. Only a mouth to Christmas. All business will be suspend ed here today. Go to Poe-Abater Mer. Go's, for ladies' and gents' line shoes. Manv a nroudlv Strutting turkey will gobble uo more after today. . V t. will Tlllll Tll I'lll-ll I l-?L ... i ii . t ni line of heating stoves ac Poe-At 1 Wli " HI i. v 1 water Mer. Co s. Poe-Atwater Mer. Co. have a fine line of silver-ware, suitable for weddiug or Xmas presents. Mr. Fred Nooo has rented and moved into Mrs. Marina Mc Clenahau's former residence at this place. Jtr Htnilpn have iust received another car load of Spe cial Wheat Mixture ana li l)erj cent. Phosphate, -If you have not yet bought ! ii ,yi J all your winter shoes you can save money by buying tnein irom uy liuin and Headeu. Dr.Ihrie, Dentist, will be at Cloff Dec. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5th, at Mr. T.J. Harrington's residence, pre pared to all kinds of dental work. -The finest lino of spectacles l i..,... u uoll na ii nicn nst- Hortment of jewelry to please, at .of "The Starlet, a paner publisli tho store ofBynum Milling and led at Colon and giving an account Mercantile Co. I of the late revolution there. He i undent ii colored drawile' ol tlie. The Winnie Davis Chapter of the Uaugiiu-rs oi tne v.oiueu- ei'ilCV will meei iik mu n-ninm." of M rs. H. A. Loudon at !) o'clock baturday afternoon. Have your pictures framed. Byuuiu & Ileaden have a large lot of picture mouldings on hand and me prepared to frame any size picture at a small cost. Poe-Atwater Mer. Co. are ad ding new goods to their stock al most daily. They are always glad to sbow you their. goods whether you wai t to buy or not. Your attention is called to the splendid Hue of furniture that is always on hand at Bynuiu & Head er's. Ask to see their him of chairs before buying elsewhere. We are requested to announce that the members of tlie bonk club, recently organized here, can jret their books from the librarian, Mr. G. 11. Pilkington, next Mon day morning. The next union meeting of the Baptist churches in the San dy ('leek Association will be held at Moon's Chapel, iu Maltluus township, on Friday and Saturday of this week. A Thanksgiving Day dinner will be given the inmates of the county homo by the ladies of the Episcopal church at this place, as bus been their custom for Hecral years past. Our stock of Dry Goods, (Mothiu''. Shoes, Hats and Caps, ) ndies Jackets ami rurs is corn- plctt Come to sec us anil we will mivn vou nionev. J. Ik. Neatner- Bpoon, Sauford, N. C. Ladies you will find one of the best lilies of capes and coats nt Bynum &. Headen'H. It is a pleasure for them to show you their goods and it will take only J....- ..;., nt of vour time to look. The county board of educa tion met last week and revoked the certificate to teach which had been granted to the colored teach er, James Tiollin-er, who was convicted last week of gross im morality. A. Max is delighting all his customers with the gieat bar gains which they get at his big department store at Durham. Cheap goods will draw customers aud that is the reason that his store is always crowded. If you contemplate a trip during the holidays you will per haps waut a trunk or grip. You will find one of the largest and most complete Hues of iruuks aud grips at Bynum & Headen'a. Their trunks range iu price from 50o to $10. n 11 Winner .t Co. will have a car load of horses for sale nt Pittsboro oy tne nun oi m- TIipv u ill keen here for Iwimxii and mules all tins winter and will buy horses and mules from the farmers iu Chat ham. Although they have had fmeh a rush all tho fall in their niilli- Jmiiivlmiin t at W. L. Lon don & Son's they still have a good stock for you to seieci iiiai nai riM,nv will sell von the cheapest, most stylish aud the best trimmed hat yon can buy for the money anywnere. rM...;afinia will soon be here t T.tlr.n A? Sou's Christmas goods are now hero refdy for your inspection. Don't put off until a few days before Christmas to de cide what you will get. You will ii.. nova limn nml save Have ni" unu, "" - mouey by coming early aud ne- iecting your presents. . -The Baptist, the Episcopal' 'and the l'resoyteriau congre-xa-! 'tions at this place have scut ' Tl.utA-urri'villfr boxes to the OT- pbanages of their respective ichurcnes. The North Carolina Press Association will go ou an excur sion to Washington City next u.oolf nml n delightful trio is an ticipated. The editor of The liixoiiD ami Miss Sallie Loudon will accompany the editors. Thanksgiving lay, the tuna v hen evervbodv is called !... t,..,.l.u .t liA nimto i r(J of A Max ya thanks every time they get good bargains at his ' iiii'irtmpnr HLore. ne irives mi II' . , . l'" m his customers every day cause for thanksgiving. Our obliging register of deeds Iihh lHHUpd marriage licensee to otwl ni:n!.ii.Timv 110 white counles aijtl 58 colored couples during the year ending JNovemuei unit, ivu.i. This is about the same number as last year, but 42 less than the year before that. At a negro frolic last Satur- .1.,.. .,;.vl,t in Hi. Uiii-v "Uniinl.iin township a colored man, named K.l llpiulfii. was badlv shot. The hall oi.ter.l the nock ami rangeu ,1,...iiiv.,ii-i1 A nnirrn moiled Sam (Iiiu'iiu'tiril. A nero named Sam Watson was accused of tiring the pistol shot, but was discharged af ter a preliminary trial, ou last Monday, before Justices Keck, Blair and Burke. Our former townsman, Mr. William T. Brewer, who has been at Colon, in Panama, for several U - e.os. has sent 1 UK Ka OHI) a copy ;n., mt,,t.tl by the new Republic ()f i,,.,,,, The colors are red, white and blue with two stars, one red and one blue. Pl'hSONAl. I t K.MS. Mrs. J. II. Frizello is visiting relatives in Carthage. ltev. Thad. A. Cheatham has gone on a visit to Sewanee, Ten nessee. Mr. It. H. Hayes is attending Moore county court at Carthago this week. Mr. Stephen Bos-'kie, of Wash ington, D. ('., has arrived ou his annual bird hunt. Our former townsman, Mr. Thomas 15. I'owler, of Burlington, has. been hereon a short visit. Miss Annie Burns, of llaleigh, is spending the Thanksgiving holidays with her parents here. Missos Lula Hot brock, of Wash ington, and I'Yaiu-es Kleiuiug, of Enid, Oklahoma, are visiting Mrs. 1. None. Mr. .1. Ii. 1'erebee, of tho D. & C. K. It. Co., left Sunday for a short visit to his parents iu Cam den county. Mrs. J.T. Paschal and daughter, of (ioldston, Mrs. Matilda Pas chal, of Siler City, and Mr. (ieorge W. Brewer, of llaleigh, are visit ing Mrs. M. 0. Brewer. Mr. H. M. London left yester-J day for Kichniond, Va., to attend the Thanksgiving Day foot-ball game between the Universities of North Carolina and Virginia. Tho editor of The ltixonn has accepted au invitation to speak for prohibition tonight at Jack sonville, in Onslow county, where a prohibition election will bo held the 10th of next monlh. (illASD JI UV'S IIEI'OHT. Before court adjourned on last Fridav the grand jury made the following report: 'We, the grand piry,iorio- filtitl Wit' 4 Ml' 111 l!o:l. Superior Court. beg leave to report that we have attended to all matters placed be fore ns bv the solicitor and made due returns thereof. Wb have examined I ho county jail in a body and found it safe, nice, clean ami comi inaoie aud the prisoners satished us that they are well cared for. We examined the County llmiia Eiv committee and louud everything in good shape, the in mates well careu lor, mere ueui forty iu number, twenty-six white aud fourteen colored, aud we rind on hand about one hundred and thirteen barrels of com, torty thousand pounds hay, three thous ...i.l nml two hundred bundles blado fodder, twelve thousand pounds top fodder, thirty bushels peas, fifty bushels potatoes, ten bushels wheat, sixteen head cattle, twenty-seven head hogs, three head mules, and the following farming tools, to-wit: one two horse wagon, one wheat-drill, one mowing machine, one rake, and one cuttaway and one drag har row and a lot of plows, all under very good repair. " We recommend that the cattle and hogs 1 disposed of aud pur chase improved stock. 'We examined all the court house offices and fouud the same iu good condition aud the records well kept. We recommend that a tire-proof vault bo constructed iu the sheriff's office for tho protec tion of important records, and we further recommend that a cross index for administrators aud guar dians bo used in the clerk's office. Respectfully submitted, Nov. 21st, "B. A. Philips, "Foreman," scrEMon convr. Court adjourned on last Friday at noon and the judge departed ou the afternoon train. In addition to tho cases published in last week's Hrcoi:i tho following cas es were disposed of: William II. Clark against Thad deis Stephens was an old case that had been tried twice before. At the first trial (a year ago) the ju ry rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant, but the judge set it aside. At tho second trial (last May) the jury "hung," being about evenly divided. This was an ac tion to make defendant support plaintiff or to recover land that the plaintiff had conveyed to the defendant in consideration that defendant support plaintiff for the remainder of his life, plaintiff al leging that defendant had failed to support him. The judge held that plaintiff could not recover the land but gave judgment that defendant should pay him $70 a year for his support and this should be a lein on tho land. The case that attracted the most interest and was most closely con tested was that of W. H. Burke against J. W. MtTntyre. This was an action for libel, the plaintiff alleging that the defendant had written a letter iu which he had maliciously libelled plaintiff. The jury rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff ou the issues submitted, as follows: "1. Did the defendant mali ciously libel the plaintiff as al leged in the complaint? Answer, yes. "'2. If so, to what damage is the jilaintiffentitled? Answer 75." Notice of appeal was given by the defendant. Bvnuni A- Ifeaden ntrainst tho Seaboard and Southern Railroad Companies was an action for 228 :.i .... r....:.n .. ...i .1 I uvn - mm an iii'im aiiii uauiuurn caused by delay in transporting a car-load of buggies. Verdict and judgment for .14. Lizzie Tucker against William Tucker was au action for divorce, and judgment for divorce was ren dered in favor of plaintiff. Lelia Green Davis against Ste phen Henley was an action on note, and by consent judgment was rendered iu favor of plaintiff. Nathaniel Harris, Kdward II o. ris and Thenie Lambert against J. W. Melntyre was au action for partition of laud, in which defen dant claimed to he sole owner. Judgment in favor of plaintiffs :ind cu.-i0 remanded to clerk to have !u id partitioned. eb. Holt against Raleigh and Augusta Kail road Company was au action for damages to timber by fire. Compromise judgment for ij.lo was rendered. The case of J. T. Webster, ad ministrator, against the Southern Railroad Company was ciiiitinm-d by consent until February court. 31 killed In a Collision. Peoria, III., Nov.' 19 Thirty one men were killed and at least fifteen injured in a head-end col lision between a freight train and a work train on the Rig Four Railroad between Mackinaw and Tremont this afternoon. Bodies of 2( victims have been taken from the wreck which is piled 30 feet high on the tracks. Five bodies yet remain under the huge pile of broken timber, twisted and dis torted irou and steel. Two Men Blown to Pieces. Emporium, I'a., Nov. 2:1. C. C. Cruikshank and Marvin Morris, both married men, were blown to pieces today in an explosion of uitro-glyeerine in a building own ed by the Keystone Powder Com pany, (leovjie Nickerson, who was outside the building, had a leg amputated below the knee by a piece of lead which struck him. The supreme court have refus ed to reverse their former opinion in Se well's "rotteu-egg" case from Moore county. Following the custom of 3D years, Horace Voce, of Westerly, Khode Island, shipped to Wash ington as his annual tribute to the President a Thanksgiving turkey. Granite Falls, a small village in Caldwell county, was visited by a destructive lire last Monday night which wiped out tho greater por tion of the business part of the town. A dispatch from Memphis, dat ed 21th, says that the entire cot ton belt region ot west Mississip pi and Arkansas is enveloped in dense smoke as a result of serious forest tires, which have been rag- ni. fm-tlnee davs. Largo areas of "timber are burning. Advices from Little ltock. Ark., state that tires are burning in nil directions Aii.l a oall of irritating smoke hangs over that city. Davidson Dispatch: About 8 miles from Ler.iugtou, one day last week, Bud Broadway, a white mau, was stacking lumber at Bud Musgrove s saw mm wnen ne ou served a small hole iu tine of the planks. A closer observation dis closed a second hole and at the bottom of the second hole was a $20 bill neatly folded and pressed iu the plauk. Tho holes had been bored in the tree with an augur, the money placed in aud a peg driveu in to hide the place. How long the money had been there or who placed it there is not kuowu. 1 about W. L.LONDON & SON'S Men's Ololimig: Overcoats from S2.50 up to $l?.r)M. Men's Suits are tlie best for the money thai ?2 can be bought. W5 If you want something cheap look at their $5.'k Suits. If you want .'omethine that is stylish and neat that will wear well take a Sfc peep at their jjlO.ixj suits. IF YOU WANT ONE TO CET MARRIED in and gooi enough for anybody call for their $12.oo and . 15.00 Suits. Other peo- pie get ,2t.oo for them. If you want ebeap you will j9 Bynum Loealg. DynunijX. C, Nov. i!t. Cotton 1 J cents a pound! It is the key-note of happiness in ma ny a home and is the medium that will lead to the. liquidation of I many a mortgage from the homo- j stead. I Farmers meet farmers with a1 smile aud how do v do? How is cotton? 11 cents. We are having good times. The stewards of Haw Puver cir cuit met in the M. E. church here Monday at 11 o'clock to make a report of the year's work. Haw Kiver circuit only lacked a few dollars of paying the preacher's salary and coiileienee collections in full Win ii we consider the amount of improvement to the church property in painting and, otherwise beautifying the 'build-: ings wt? can indeed say our pco- pie have done well. Bynum church j nan no iu In : it is in, Cut mv'"l"er resorts, ami the unmoor ol commendable. During the year we have raised the i.Vbt on ' t lie. cliui'cli ana painted it, lioiwiin standing the tactory was shut jdo-AM four mouths. The Mt. Pleasant congregation are having their church painted. It will indeed be a beautiful edi fice when the hist touch of the painter's brush is given. Mr. L. B. Bynum, delegate from the Fayetteville district, loft for Uoldsboro this morning to attend conlereuee. 1',... I! W Itiiit.ie 1i.fl vsti.v. : dav for conference. He went III. n..nt lie Durham to see his mollu r who is critically ill at her home live miles east of Durham. Mr. Henry A. Byuum, of the American Telegraph and Tele phone Company, passed through Bynum enroute for his new head quarters at llmingloii. His many Irieiuls we o deliguteil to see him. Mrs. Lanio (Vioper, tho beloved wife of Mr. William Cooper, died at their residence on the M. T. Williams farm Monday night, af ter au illness of several months. Tho remains were carried to Hock Spring Baptist church, where the funeral services were conducted by Bev. It. W.Bailey. Her body to the cemeteiy and laid by tho side of hei daughter, who preced ed her to the grave just six mouths ago. Miss Lillie Harris has accepted the school near Mr. Aaron Dark s. She will begin her work Jiou day. Dr. J. N. Taylor, B. N. Maun, Joe Maun, B. W. Mann and Wal ter Harris will go to ilichmoud Thursday to see the game of foot ball between the "Varsity" and the University of Virginia. Mr. Tommie Richardson and Miss Fanuie Hearne, the highly psleemed daughter of Mr. and i u a i ir.MiinA of t im n ace. were happily united in inairiage; at the bride's residence last ed- uesdiiy morning at 10 o clock, Kevs. J. II. Frizelle and It. W. Bailey, officiating. After the mar riage the bridal party went to the residence of tho groom, where a sumptuous diuuer was served. Mr. Richardson is to be congratulated ou his choice, for Miss Fannie was olio of Byuum's choicest flow ers. Tho cotton mill is running ou full time. People are at work. ti. haw ii.im in n kucpahk in iv ery particular. The water is now tourist tickets to all Winter Resorts running over it and it presents a in the South and Southwest, beautiful and picturesque pictunii Tickets will be sold up to April to the pleasure seeker aud lover!. 'loth, 1004. with tin.il return limit f i.i,.,ntv ' Mav lst. 1904. Bev. W. L. Hayee tilled his reg ,.,..,m,.f.ellt at Mt. UlleHdl.OCai ARC 11 oi , iKiu.e. .,f .. .im, ,m.l Sunday. It was his I last appointment and his uiauy POPULAE THEY AE to buy (ioods that (ind them at i friend regret that he is not to bo with them next year. MNs Mary (liillin took charge 1 of Mt. Gilead school Monday. ; Hon in An.uii. . (icneral Newsllcms. Fx-Sherifl' James A. Johnson, "f Harnett con ity, died on last Saturday, aged SI) years He was i the iirst shciitfof Harnett. Mr. L. K. W.vatt.of Nuke conn- i , nan picKeo .nt oaies oi coiioii from SO acres, and thinks ho will get five bales more A woman carries the mail on ii-. ii- . rurai irM unlivery route ii'om Stafesville. She is the only fe male mail carrier in this State. i Northrrn visitors are already; arriving at Pinchiirst, Southern i Pines, Pine Bind', Luke View and ' " inter visitois will , than evi.r before. bo atu Wadesboro Mesenger: Mr. ; John T. Wall, of Walltown, is one of the county s most prosperous and progressive farmers. He makes his hog and hominy at : home, but in doing this does not j find it necessary to neglect his : cotton crop. He has two acres of : highly improved land, near his residence, on which he made four , bales of cotton, last year, whic averaged 520 pounds to the hah 1 'os year lie nar mso .'auirieti and had ginned, from the same two acres, another four bides. To Cure a Cold iu One Dav. ;T:ike Laxative Bromo Ouinii Tablets. All drug money if it fails t drove's signature 25c. .Ti'sts refund the cure. I'.. W. is on each bi prrijKr or rut :i inlmtii n or it'.i: MM OF PITTS30R0. AT rriTMioliO, x. . At close of business Nov. 1", l'b j;i:s(H'i;fi': Loans and Discounts $3.1,S12.0! 2:12.50 ( t,:?7o.: 1 H.SS2 .M j Overdrafts. ; fjankinj; bouse and lix hires Due from other banks, Cash on hand .'!,140.tt2 f-17,147.70 $10,000.00 5S2.21 3,000.00 1U16.M u.mi.ini:s: Capital Stock Undivided protits, less Expenses Notes and bills redis count ed ; lime nepoMis Deposits subject to check 20,417.5 $47,147.70 T. WILLI AMS, Cashier. M. SPECIAL RATES via Seaboard Air Lino. Commencini; Oct. 15th, l'.)0, the Seaboard Air Line Railway will - : nli.v on sale round trip winter - ; For further information apply to '. I'. Smith, T. P. A., Kalcijjh, M. C. I I ib I m 1 V ALL TALKIX splendid line of IJovs' We can sed g uu I fur si.'M. 'I Iu hot pairs ot knee pant fur uc. OI a'ur--e we d 1 m u-l. lor v.'c have '.hem b.r fur men and l"v. an brs, cr.iv.it.N and are GiOOD and - - - iflvnnv Sr Kim J 'ALL ANNOUNCEMENT ! WE WANT i Who are interested in good clothing and all others to know where tc ' best buy the lvl COME AND hL'li '11 Hi LAVISH SIK WlN(i i of the tinest reductions from the shops o! the (jRLA 1 l:h I LI.OI HhS Mk'FIKlTHH WOULD. Wb WANT I'Hli Ml:N to buy here to get clothing they'll be thoroughly selections with that object in view when iiukin the price--all our actum. h puceu -iu.o men ,;,,.,, i ,,i,;,i -kuvII :k advant.u-e in respect to Style and Mate- rial. Jl von w.uu an ivthine in Wearing Apparel vail to si;k i s. - Cross Linehan o., LT-TO-DATK CLOTHIHKK AND ITHNISlIKllh, Oct. S, 190 b 1- it V t The Iveelev Cure 5 I DURHAM MARBLE WORKS. 3D"CLr3acim, 2cT- O. iMonuincnts and Tombstones. AMERICAN AND 1 1ALIAN MARBLE Desiens and prices tmmsr.ej on NATURAL STOCK LICK! Cr.c vour Horses and Caule what nature intended tor them an,! kcep'bm in noimal condition. DR. PUTTY'S NATLRAL STOCK LICK I the real Lick. Manufactured by I ick Company. Winston-Salem, N. C. Sold by Ci. R. Pilkincton, W. L. London ei Son and Womble c l.ineberry, Pitisboio, N. C, and other dealers in the county. REAL ESTATE, Town Property , Farms, Mineral and Timber Lands. J. K'lUAKT Kl YKKNB.VLL, Giecnsshoio, N. i man Iyl) mii urn iMik im R Men's Clothing Clot i & a yoj ,i i 11 i i r a h ou ever saw ine..n the tiii- and 1.2."). SHIRTS AND UNDERWEAR. All know they can get a better hirt for the money at LuiiJoii th.ui at auv other nl.u-e. We have a rie :-tock ol underwear d all the latest style o- Uc. at the same time - - THE rV5EN satistied with, and we make our and we keep the ame object in view DO VOl" KNOW WHAT IT B0 I.N: K relieves a petson trom all desire for strop. drink or drills, tenures h4- nervous ystein to its iionn.il condition, and iviu.-i.ites a man to his home and lutsines. l or lull particulars address THE KEELEY INSTITUTE, Crecnsboro. N. C. appticanou. Stock and Poultty Farm For Rent or Sale. Contains "JSO acres. Large wood rane.e; tine meadows; runnuii; water; jrood farm land. Located on rail road two miles from Cumno:k. Address P. O. Box 125. Sanford, r. C. Aug. 13. 190). 3 ms. WE WILL PAY SPOT CASH to those who will take orders for us in their section of the country. Address, SOUTHERN MANAGKR. Greensboro, N. C. n IIH 11'IHiTHi-llliiiiiiiJli t,fw!fw'-.tU.$!! W5II
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