ESTABLISHED 1822
VOL. 86. NO. II
ei'mulate the TORPID UVfi8,
urcnzthen the digestive organs,
regulate the bowels, and are un
■ qualed as an
ANTI-3ILI0US MEDICINE,
in malarial districts their virtues are
widely recognized, as they possess
peculiar properties in freeing the
5> Mem from that poison. Elegantly
sugar coated.
yd; 3 No Substitute.^
GRAND JURY REPORT.
At t be completion of their labors
Thursday, the grand jury made to
the court the following report:
Committees report examining
County Home and-found same in
•mod condition. /V
*■ The Convict Camp was found
comfortable and supplied with
plenty nf foul, with no complaints
from' prisoners except that tBey
are worked in water over their
shoe tops.
idammed Court house, Sheriff’s
Odiee. lb - cer of Deeds’ OQice,
('It-rkA. !l' ’• 'Vat u- Closet and
jaj'j ami C um! same in good eon
kitior, wed t e following excep
tions. We would recommend that
the-Comity Commissioners have
the door list'd and plastering
mended where unken in Register
ol Deeds* Office. We further
recommend that the County Com*
n-issiom is have the Com t House
step' it eoveied. and we further
recouiine oi that the old tank in
rtar ol .ail be icmoved as we
undeis';. d that same is not used
or m(
That we recommend that the
pui> i" i tbs <>f Xo. 13 Township
ht* worked at once. That the hills
an tie roads in said Township are -
bat!i\ in need of work and that
some of the roads are practicably
impassable. That we are informed
that these roads have not bCFh
touched in more than four years,
with the exception of one day’s
work about two years ago.
We have .examined reports of
Magistrates and found same to be
correct t » the. best of our knowl
edge. We have acted on all in
dictments and made all indict
meats that we know of. *
Respectfully submitted,
A. B. Jenkins,
Foreman^Grand Jury.
Tarboro, X. C. March 5th, 1908.
We Sell
Ytnbl
on the positive guarantee
that if it does not give satis
faction we will return the
entire amount of money paid
us for it. We mean this—
and ask all those who are
sick and need strength to try
it with this understanding.
It E. L. COOK,
Leading Druggist, Tarboro, N. C.
IS AT HAND
That weather beaten door should
look now. The handsone furni
turo that has become scarred and
scratched.
^ick(-i furniture that shows the
'inmiit -r eliects of winter’s storms.
Kileums and oil cloths that
■ " ( ii marred by the tramp
■1 ' i'i v feet can all be made to
i > and often better than
Wi 1 !-t purchased by using
balers in Builders Materials.
POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS INCREASED.
The receipts of the local post
office for Febr vary show a slight
increase over the same month of
1907. The increase of January over
the same month of the previous
year was about $500.
LABOR SAVING j
Even as late as the end of the
first week in March cotton picking
is going <p. Evidently the labor
supply is short. The only remedy
in sight is to plant less cotton and
mak^ more to the acre. It takes
half as'much more time to p:ck a
bale ot cotton off two" acres as it
does one off of one acre.
STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE TO MEET
An official call for the North
Carolina Democratic executive
committee to meet in Raieigh
March 11 -has been issued by State
Chairman Hugh G. Chatham, the
purpose being to fix the time and
place for the next State Democra
tic convention and to transact such
other business as may be deemed
necessary. It is understood that
the contest for the convention will
be'between Greensboro, where the
conventions have been held for
several years and Charlotte, where
au immense auditorium has iecent
ly been acquired.
BEST HEALER IN THE WORLD
Rev. F. Starbird, of East Ray
mond. Maine, say?: “I have used
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for several
years, on my old army wound, and
other obstinate sores? and find it
the best healer in the world. I use
it too with great success in my
Veterinary business.” Price 25c.
by all druggists
EDGECOMBE HAIL INSURANCE CO.
The annual meeting of the Edge
combe Mutual Hail Insurance
Company stockholders, was held
here Monday. The following
officers were elected: Jas. T. How
ard, president; N. B. Dawson,
vice president, and John F.
Shackelford, secretary and treas
urer.
The mutuality and the low rates
charged were shown in the annual
report. The gross rece pts includ
ing surplus $2,300 of previous
years were $4,465.63 gross ex
penses $2,224.48. Of this $1,798
were paid out for losses by hail,
leaving the reserve fund approxi
mately the same it was a year ago.
This is a county institution,
taking risks only in the county.
That it is serving a good purpose
is shown by the fact that some,
who sought its protection aie
$1,800 better off far it.
The rates or premiums are small
and are limited by its charter not
to exceed a certain percentage. It
is notVlgsigned as a money making
institution, but merely a protec
tive one, such as it was last year.
ERE LONG.
Ere long we’ll see the pitcher step
Upon the sodded field
And twist his mighty arm so ’twill
The greatest service yield,
The bold umpire will take his stand
The players all about,
And rooters packed aloog the line
W ill raise a lusty shout.
The happy baseball days are near,
The dream, of office boys.
They bring thb peanut vender and
A host of other joys,
With coat on arm and steamy face
We’ll blithely scan the game
An 1 laugh a lot, though nearly
broke
And quite unknown to fame.
The fair, sweet girl ■will be on
hand
To look the tossers o’er,
And point out to her listless beau
The ones she’d fain adore
The gray haired man, the six year
old,
Fanatics large and small,
Will set the welkin ringing when
The umpire says “Play ball!”.
—Birmingham Age Herald.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Our congratulations to the Tar
boro Southerner for having at last
won the Edgecombe county com
missioners to trying the split log
drag on the roads. It is a good
thing and The Southerner, seeing
it, has been pushing along the
getting of it.—Eocky Mount Ee
cord.
Many thanks, friend, but the
Southerner advocated the split
log drag long before Eocky Mount
had a road district. In fact the j
commissioners of Tarboro had one
made more than 18 mofftbs ago,
but because of the cost of naotive
power, horses from a livery stable,
only used it twice.
The Southerner rather felicitates
itself that the wide-awake pro
gressive road board of Eocky
Mount ac ed upon theSoutherntr’s
advice.
Bro. Forloww ill do the travel
ing public a favor if every time he
sees an Edgecombe county com
mit-sinner or one of our aldermen,
he will take them out and show
them the work of the split log
drag. _ _ _ .
Dr s K. I Jarrell waa able to be
opt today alter a few dayeP illness.
PREPARING FOR COMMENCEMENT.
County Superintendent R. G.
Kittrell and Prof. R. JMT. Davis
met the graduating class of the
graded school to * ay to make pre
lftffinaCy preparations for the com
mencement * xeroises which will be
held in June. Arrangements tor
an orator for-this occasion will be
made within the next few weeks.
> BOUND OVER TO COURT.
Irving Shields will have to
an&wgr at the next term lor the
trial of criminal casts, for stealing
or receiving, knowing it to have"
been stolen, t*ie bicycle of Mr.
Whitehead. ’Squire F. H, Pender
who held the prelimioary, examb
nation, was unable to complete
the inquiring before the grand jury
for this terra adjourned. Shields
deposited $50 for ki^P*appearance.
THE LUCKY QUARTER
Is the one you pay out for a box
of Dr. King’s New Life Pills.
They bring you the health that’s
more precious than jewels Try
them for headache, biluusncss,
constipation and malaria. If tbev
disappoint you the price will be
cheerfully refunded by all drug
»ists.
OUR EXPANSIVE LANGUAGE.
Original—The- least said the
soonest mended.
Expaudea—The minimum of an
offensive remark is cobbled with
the greatest promptitude.
Original—Put a beggar on horse
back and he will ride to the devil.
Expanded—Establish a mendi
cant upon the uppermost section
of a charger and he will transport
himself to Apolyon.
Original—A«till sow drinks the
most swill.
Expanded—The taciturn female
of the porcine penns imbibes Jhe
richest nutriment.
Original—’Tis an ill wind that
blows nobody good.
Expanded—That gale is truly
diseased which ^puffeth benefac
tions to nonentity.
Original —’Tis a wise child that
knows its^>\vn father.
Expanded—That juvenile indi
vidual is indeed sage who possesses
authentic information with respect
to the identity of his paternal de
rivative.—New York Press. ,
THE CRY OF THE PINES.
Listen! The great trees call to each
othei;
“Is it come your time to die, my
brother?”
A«d through the forest, wailing
and moaning,
The hearts of the pines in their
branches groaning,
We die, we die!
“We, who have watched the cen
turies. dying,
The span of years as an arrow’s
flying—
Ages seeming a day aud a morrow,
Lo, we liave'reached the time of
sorrow—
We die, we die!
“We} who have stood with our
racks unbroken,
Breasting the storms, a sign and a
token
That the gale must cease, and the
wild winds staying,
Man, we shielded, is-come, [and is
slaying—
We die, die!
“Flaying .the bark, and our bodies
baring. %
Like dial white ghosts in the moon
light staring,
Naked we stand, with the life-sap
swelling—
Tears of resin to gather for selling
We die, we Uie!?r
All over the land are the forests
dying,
One piece of silver, a tree life buy
Li-ten! The great trtes moan to
each other
“The ax has scarred us, too my
. brother—
“We die, we die!” "
—Anne McQueen, in Uncle Re
mus’s Magazine for March.
Bran is the lale-t health food,
according to a Walnut street phy
sician, and as a result, feed store
merchants are enjoying an un
heard of prosperity. Bran is the
outer covering of wheat, rye, oats,
and other similar grain and has
been used from time immemorial
lor food for cattle. Its use as a
food for human beings, however,
is comparatively recent; but lead
ing physicians with troublesome
indigestion cases on hand are re
sorting to the bran cure. Brown
bread had its origin as bran bread,
being made from bran 'instead of
flour *1 he color of the bread and
the simiia’ity in names gave the
occasion of the change from bran
to brown, and the great majority
of the brown bread- of today does
not contain any bran. Doctors say
bran is a step back to nature, and,
consequently, is healing to an
ailing stomach. Within the past
few months more -physicians have
been recommendinj the use of
bra’i in marny forms to the r pa
tients, and, as the result of this
boom, proprietors of the city feed
stores have advanced the price of
bran from 3 cents to 10 cents a
pound since summer.—Philadel
phia Record.
BRAN AS A HEALTH FOOD.
Baarg the
Signature
d
,The Kind You ,Have Always Bought
MISTAKEN CLEMENCY.
A mere lad, Fred Lyon, colored,
found, guilty of stealing, was be
cause of his years apprentic d
to Halford Liles, rather than send
him to prison or to the roads to
associate with more hardened,
criminals. The boy pretended to
be satisfied, but in lees than a day.
he had disappeared.
MORE DWELLINGS FOR TARBORO.
Dr. S. N. Harrell will build
three ucw houses in West Tarboro.
The contract for construction ot
these buildings will be let next
week. It is very evident that
Tarboro is not, seriously affected
by the recent panie^ as there are
very few v&cant houses, except at
the Tarboro Cotton Factory, and
new homes are being erected. In
many of the surrounding towns,
renters are in demand.
GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.
Mr. Norman R. Coulter, a prom
inent architect, in the Delbert
Building can Francisco says: *“I
fully endorse all that has been
said of Electric Bitters as a tonic
medicine. It is good for every
body. It corrects stomach, liver
and kidney disorders in a prompt
and efficient manner and builds up
the system.” Electric Bitters is
the best spring mediciue ever sold
over a druggists counter; as a blood
purifier it is unequaled. 50c by
all druggists.’
IMITATES A FLOCK OF SHEEP.
After watching a flock of sheep
walk over a newly plowed field a
Western pavement contractor in
vented a rol ing tamper ^rhich is
mechanically the same flock of
sheep as far as the effect is con
eerned. After the sheep had passed
over the plowed field the soil was
.:o hard that a pick could hardly
make an impression upon it. The
'oiling tamper accomplishes the
same result, and it is due to this
fact that the asphalt oil pavements
of California are so satisfactory.
The tamper is a huge roller from
the circumference of which project
innumerable steel feet. Instead of
packing the earth from the surface
down, as is the case with other
rolleis, it pacKS it from the bottom
up. When the roller starts over
the plowed roadbed the tamperg
sink to their hilts. Gradually, as
the rollers pass back and forth, the
earth grows so hard that the
tampers ride entirely upon the
suiface and fail to make an im
pression.
The coustrnction of the asphalt
oil pavement is simple, but at the
present time the process is prac*
cally confined to the far Western
states, »s the crude oil of the East
ern states does not certain the
desired qualities. California crude
oil is usually more than half as
phaltara, while the base of the
crude oils of Eastern states is
paraffin. In constructing the pave
meut th% roadbed is first plowed
op to a depth of about six inches
sprinkled with water and tamped
for a thickness of two inches. Oil
tank sprinklei s are then driven
over until one gallon of oil per
square yard is distributed. A
cultivator next mixes the oil and
earth, the roller tamper is run
back and forth until no impression
can be made and the operation is
completed with a lew turns of a
commou road ^roller.—Popular
Mechanics.
U. D. C. INVITE GLENN.
»
Governor Bobert E. Glenn has
been invited to deliver an address
to tbe United Daughters of the
Confederacy, in the opera house,
Sunday, May 10th. This action
was taken at the meeting of the'
Daughters, held, at the home of
Mrs. W. A. Hart, Tuesday after
noonKand a formal invitation has
been sent to the Governor. Gov
Glenn accepted the invitation to
address the U. D. C. here last
year, but was unable to fill bis en
gagement. He has already signit
ified his willingness to make good
for last year. J
The Daughters also decided to
give a barbecue to the veterans
aud the Junior Edgecombe Guards
on June 3rd. The Confederate
choirmade i s debut at this meet
ing aud was - heartily applauded
for its splendid rendition of stir
ring songs. Three new members
were received and the Daughters
were invited to meet at the home
of M rs, Lanier in April.
Mra. Hart proved a most gracious
hostess and the social features; of
thS meeting were original and
unique. The color scheme of the
refreshments were red and white
and a souvenir -Confederate flag
was pri sensed to each member.
The Daughteis are-arranging to
increase its contributions to the
Wyatt memorial fund. Thus far
they have contributed $100, in
cluding'f21, contributed by the
Dixie Lee Chapter.
Tbe appropriation of $100 by
the County, they hope to have
duplicated by the town, and these
!
two with the additional moneys
the Wm. Dorsey Pender ‘and it,
auxiliary, the Dixie Lee, expect
to rais^, will make Edgecombe’s
contribution to the first martyr oi
the Lost Cause, one to be proud
of, as the county is proud/of its
citizen, Henry L. Wyatt.
WHAT SHALL WE HAVE FOR DESSERT?
Try JELL-O, the da nty, appe
tizing, economical dessert. Can be
prepared instantly—simply add
boiling water and seive w e » coo).
Flavored just right; sweetened
just right; perfect in every wav.
A 10c package makes emugb
dessert for a large family. All
grocers sell it. Don’t accept sub
stitutes. JELL-O complies wi h
all Pure Food Laws. 7 flavors:—
Lemon, Orange, Kaspberry, Straw
berry, Chocolate, Cherry, Teach.
AN ATTRACTIVE SOUVENIR.
Photographers Alley & Turner
have just completed a postcard
containing twenty-one of the finest
residences in Tarboro It is a most
attractive souvenir |of the
“Homes” injjmr town. These well
known artists are receiving many
orders for this novelty. They have
entitled this card “The land of
long leaf pine,*'
READ, N. C.
“Oh!” cried Miss Minn. “Wyof”
I say.
“I’m very 111.,” says she,
“And if my pain you would Ala.,
Bun quick for an Md.
This morning early I Axiz.,
Eight Ga. ot heart was I—
And made it my special biz
To milk our Tenn. fat Ky.
Then, with the help of Cal. and
Del.,
I did the Wash , and that
Was-not a joke, I Kao. you tell,
Indeed, it did Me. flat.
So when I tound I must give Ore,,
TJpot my bed I La.
Ala«s! I now am very sure
Such smartness does not Pa.”
— Elizabeth Hi 1 in Life.
NO USE TO DIE.
“I have found out that there is
no use to die of lung trouble as
long as you can get Dr. King’s
New Discovery,” says Mrs. J. P.
White, of Eushboro, Pa “I would
not be alive today only for that
wonderful medicine. It loosens up
a cough quicker than anything
else, and cures lung disease even
after the case is pronounced hope
less.” This most reliable remedy
for coughs and colds, la grippe,
asthma, bronchitis and hoarseness
is sold under guarantee by all
druggists. 60c and fl.,00. Trial
bottle free.
THE REVENGES OF THE EARTH.
The pig that lies down in the
trough wastes half its own swill.
Greed is ahrays stupid. Formerly
in thoughflfesness, and now in a
callous disregard of the prosperity
of millions living and the claims of
millions yet to be born, the timber
owners of America have wasted
and are wasting one of the most
splendid gifts of nature—in their
blind haste for the immediate dol
lar, cheating themselves, cheating
their neighbor and cheating pos
terity. A gift of nature, we say;
but in reality nature has her
prices, too; the earth will work irp
partnership with humanity^jand
qheerfullv render up 1 er increases
but likewise the earth demands
fair treatment; the soil not only
gives, but it exacts, and in the
large economy of continents and
worlds the scales and balances are
nice to the weight of an onuce of
potash. Let a tribe cheat the earth
—coin its rainfall and its heat and
its wind into dollars beyond
present need or reason, use up
within this decade all the nitrates
the soil was putting into p, savings
bank for future generations, al
ways taking and giving nothing in
return, always reaping and never
sowing -and the earth will take a
vengeance upon that tribe, choke
the streams and overlay the val
leys with sand, and then sulk for
a centum or two in sullCn infertili
ty, Unscientific lumbering not
only has destroyedpand is destroy
ing millions upon millions of dol
lars in present wealth of timber,
but it has done, and is doing, a
more serious and more compre
hensive work of ruin than that. It
is gradually making des rts.—
Don Marquis in Uncle Eemus’s
Magazine for March.
—Tom Watson’s Jeffersonian
Magazine for March is an unusual
ly interesting number. The most
notable features are M \ Watson’s
editor ialsoa-“Pa» ty Government,”
“Let the Government Crr ate the
Money,” and “Glimpses Behind
the Curtain.” -These are strong
pointed articles, written in Mr.
Watson’s inimitable stile. They
throw a brilliant flash light on tin
questions of the hour, while tht
key note of Mr. Watson’s message
rings out in bold challenge. Let us
compel every fcreed and ev< i .»
champion of a creed to halt at tin
frontier of oui> approval, aud te l
who and what he is before he c; n
advance with our penri sion.”
The “Survey of. the World” is a
timely and comprehensive review
of the month’s events. There is
another instalment of “The Life
and. Times of Andrew Jack
son,” by Mr. Watson, and
, of Will Hafben’s ex iting serial,
“Ann B03 d.” Some excellent short
stories, poetry, cartoons, and il
lustrations, complete the niake-up
of one' of the best numbers of Tom
Watson’s Jeffersonian that has
appeared. Bend $1.50 to Tom Wat
son at Thomson, Ga., and get the
magazine for a year, or a club with
your home paper for fi.OO
A WORTHY CAUSE.'
Dr. 0. B. Walton, “of Maccles
field, is circulating a petition for
the benefit of B. F. Eagles, of
Crisp, who lost eleven head of
horses and. three oxen Tuesday
night, besides new stables that cost
ober $1(,00.
The petition is meeting with
the hearty approval of the citizens
and several persons have sub
scribed $25 toward the fund.
Tfiis is a good method to express
practical sympathy.
EARTH'S GLADNESS.
When Earth puts her bonnet of
blue on her head
And ties it down u»der*her chin
With a riband of bloom and a
gossamer thread,
Oh, what a sweet face to look in!
What smiles and what roses, what
grace and what poses,
What lips and what wonderful
eyes;. v
What nods and’what glances as
yonder she dauces
On the brim of the violet skies!
—Baltimore Sun.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Opinions in two of the eight
sasas from this county recently
u gue 1 in the Supreme court have
jeen filed.
In Sherrod vs. Newsome, or as
locketed here, Sherrod vs. M. J.
Battle, et al, the court holds,
n an action to try the title to land
md restrain the cutting of timber
:hereoD, the judge after consider
ing the affidavits finds as a fact
‘that there is a good faith con ten
sir n on both sides', based upon
evidence constituting a piima
facie title,” it is his duty to for
rid either party to cut timber
mtil the final determination.” The
judgment of the lower court is
rffirmed.
In Manning vs. Fountain, a new
trial is granted, the ceurt holding
that where the defendant sold a
horse, on trial to the tenant of
plaintiff and pending the return of
the horse as unsatisfactory solicited
rf plaintiff and obtained his
promissory note for the price of
the horse, and negotiated the same
before the horse was returned as
not Satisfactory; Held, That it was
error to hold that an action
brought before a justice of the
peace for the proceeds !of the note
was not within the jurisdiction of
the justice as being an action in
tort. When the defendants
solicited the note he took it as so
ntach cash and upon the implied
contract to return it in case the
trade with-the tenant was not
effected and the plaintiff, not al
leging a fraudulent intent or
knowingly false representation,
must be considered as ^suing for
money had and received upou the
allegation of failure of considera
tion. '
Even where a tort has been com
mitted growing out of fraudulent
and false misrepresentation, the
plaintiff may waive the tort and
sue for money had and received,
Such an action being cx-contractu
and not ex-delicto.
INTRASTATE BUSINESS GOOD.
The quarterly report of the
Southern Railway of _its business
done in North Carolina for the
three last monts of last year, was
received by the Corporation Com
missidn on 3rd, having been due
since February 1st. Although the
effec s of the panic are plainly re
flected in the report for the quarter
ending December 31st, 1907, as
compared with earnings shown for
the previous quarter, ending Sept.
31st, a significant fact is that
earnings from intra state passen
gers and intra state freight for a
quarter during which there was
general business depression show
an-increase over earnings from the
same sources for the corresponding
quarter of 1906. These increases
amount to $34,699.15 from passen
gers aud$ 18,362.87 from freight,
considering only intra state busi
ness.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. I
The report of attendance at the
graded and high schools of Tar
boro for the sixth month, which
ended yesterday, is as follows
GRADED SCHOOH.'
Grades Boys
1st 34
2nd 29
1st ad. 7 ^
2nd ad. 2 i
3rd. 18
4th 19
5th 20
HIGH
6th 16
7th 10
8 and 9 10
Girls Per cent
27 92.1
17 88.5
9 • 90.0
13 92.7
19 91.1
17 94.5
25 - 93.6
SCHOOL.
22 ~&2.7
8 95.7
27 95.2
II you would like ta tool some
wise Coffee Critic, who “knows
fiDd < offee on taste and flavor,”
quietly make for hirrt abatch of
Dr. fc>hoop’.s “Health C fifee” and
serve it piping hot. It deceived
Mrs. Shoop, and will I believe
deeeive any one. And theie is not
a grain of real Coffee in it. Health
Coif e is made from pure toasted
grains, malt, nuts, etc. Made in a
Minute—no 20 to 30 minutes ted
ious, boiling, pound 25c. Sold
by Edgecombe Drug Co.
Economizes the use of flour, but
ter and eggs; makes the biscuit,
cake and pastry more appetiz
ing, nutritious and wholesome.
Baking Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
This is the only baking
powder made from Royal
Grape Cream of Tartar.
It Has No Substitute
PI*®*® ■** Alum and Phosphate of Lime mixtures sold at
ft lower price, bat no housekeeper regarding tho health
of her family can afford to use them.
SUPERIOR COURT.
The case out of the ordinary
since last report was that of Elia3
D’Neal, on two indictments, one
charging assault with a deadly
weapon and the other, carrying a
pistol, he was adjudged guilty.
Judge Lyon had acquainted
himself with Mr; O’NeaPs previous
court record and when the cases
came up for judgment, intimated
that he would have a jury to pass
upon his sanity, that from the rec
ord, Mr. O’Neal's place might be in
the asylum for the criminal insane.
There was however no jury to
inquire into his sanity. Dr. Thig
pen told the judge that he
had observed him closely since he
had been in jail, and that he
knew right from wrong, but had a
most violent temper; that he was
what might be called a moral de-1
generate, and dangerous to the
community. The judge sentenced
him to the roads J 2 months and
advised the county authorities to
have a commission appointed to
inquire into his sanity.
The following cases have been
disposed of since last report:
S ate vs. William Killia:d, c. c.
W. ahda. d. w.; continued.
State ve. Nora Whitehead, 1 and
r; called and failed to appear, judg
ment entered against bondsman.
Same in case of Columbus Cherry.
State vs. Frank Griffin aod Clay
Cummings, a d. w.; judgment
suspended upon payment of costs.
State vs. Charles Whitehead,
C. c. w.; $10 aDd costs.
State vs. William Henry Gatlin,
1. and r.; 7 months on roads.
State vs. Ela Robe;son, 1. and
r ; not guilty. " ,
State vs. Walter Powell, c. c.
w.; 3 months on roads.
State vs. Jesse O’Neal and
Lillie Davis, f. and a.; capias
to be issued for Davis, after 30
days, and if caught will be con
fined in jail; judgment suspended
on payment of costs as to O’Neal.
State vs. Willie Dunn, 1. and r.;
continued.
'State vs. IshamBlue and Wilson
Small, escape; 6 and 8 months,
respectively, terms to begin when
present terms on the roads are
completed.
State vs. William Cozart, 1. and
r.; 6 months on roads.
State vs. Willie Pittman, a. d.
w.; not guilty.
More cases known generally as
the Whitakers cases, One for a. d.
w., another for c. c. w. , and the
-other appeals from a justice’s court
by the defendant Warren Woodard
were continued. ~ These appeals
involve the right to weigh cotton
in the town of Whitakers by others
than the official weigher, Mr.
Taylor.
state vs. ueorgia .uiggs, wawuy
house, guilty; capias to issue 30
days after court, if found, defen
dant to he imprisoned 12 months.
State vs. Newsom Anderson, a.
d. w. and c. c. w.; $25 and $10
respectively and costs. Defendant
allowed till next term to pay fines
and give bail for his appearance.
State vs. Jennie Edwards,
bawdy house; continued.
State vs. Annie Bell, bawdy
house; judgment’ suspended. The
defejdant having already been In
jail 5 months.
State vs. Minnie Perry, bawdy
house; not guilty.
State vs. Willie Petway, a. d.
w.; not guilty. _
Slate vs. William Cozart, 1. and
r.;6 months on roads.
State vs. B. Ed Gardner, c. c.
w.; fine reduced from $25 to $15.
State vs. John Knight, a. d. w.;
$15 and costs, c. c w.; judgment
suspended upon payment of costs.
State vs. V. B. l^raswell, a' d.
w.; Don Sherrod,retailing, 3 cases;
continued.
State vs. W. H. Hines, retail
.ing; not guilty.
1 State, vs. Barney Johnson, l. and
r.; judgment suspended up >n • -
ment of costs.
State vs. Jim Braswell, c. e. w.;
not guilty.
State vs. Hilliard Freeman, *\
c. w.; $50 and costs. Another ea-r
for resisting officer; motion foi
judgment continued till next ter
which means he will Have an op
portion ty to show that he can be a
man of good behavior or take
severer punishment.
State vs. James. Vick, a. d. w.;
continued.
T. C. Land vs. Rocky Mount
Shoe Co., et al, judgment for
plaintiff.
L. B. Howell vs. T. L. Worsley
et al, judgment for plaintiff.
State vs. W. H. Hines, bawdy
House; 12 months on roads.
State vs. Whit Horton, 1. and r.
guiltv.
State vs. Joe Liggins, a. d. w. •
not guilty.
State vs. Johnnie Clark, a d. w;
not guilty.
In the latter case the defendant '
and several comrades, all 1- ys
about 15, were playing with a
bonfire at Runnymede, and this
case was the outcome of a dispute
among them. It should have bets
settled out of court and by then
parents.
State vs, George Williams, the
judgment against defendant and
his b ndsmanis made absolute £50.
State vs. Whit Morton, 2 cases,
c. c. w. and larceny, guilty.
State vs. Isaac Smith, larceny;
judgmeet suspended upon payment
of costs and defendant to give bond
for his appearauee at September
term and show that he has been a
law-abiding citizen.
Stae vs. Richard White, lar
ceny; nol pi os. *
State vs James Parker, larceny;
4 months on roads.
State vs. Needham Pitt, murder.
The solicitor announced before l •
trial began Friday afternoon
he would contend for a verdu ,
murder in the second < legree.
defmee plead self-deli uce.
J. R. Shields, administr itoi
A. J. Jones, judgment for plan
Julia G. Gatlin vs. Henry J
ston, ex. et al, judgment for p
tiff.
S. N. Henrryand w fevs. \
ern Union Tel. Co., judgment
plaintiff.
Hattie Daniel vs. We
Union Tel Co., judgment for p
tiff.
State vs. William Hines, r;
der. The state not even e niter f l
for murder in fix-st degree, i ,s
Honor heard evidence*- this ,
noon to fix the amount of bail
The case was beguu Friday
afternoon, but the argument u <i
not begin until this morning. T, -
jury after being out nearly tin >
hours returueei as thsir verdict
that the defendant was not guilty
of the felonious killing of Buck
Vines, who was discharged and al
lowed to go without a day.
—Tickling or dry Coughs will
quickly loosen when using Dr.
Shoop’s Cough Cure. And it is so
thoroughly harmless, that Dr.
Shoop tells mothers to use nothing
else, even for very young babies,
the wholesome Igreen leaves and
Tender-stems of a lung healing
mountainous shrub furnish the
curative properties to Dr. Shoop’s
Cough Coure. It calms the cough,
and heals the sensitive bronchial
membranes. No opium, no ehloio
rorm, nothing harsh used to injure
or suppress. Demand Dr. Shoop’s.
Take no other. Edgecombe Drug
Co.
The Western-Maryland railroad
is iu the hands of a receiver being
unable to meet iixed charges due
April 1st of $1,250,000. Republi
can prosperity still grows, for
mind you this spur of the oe'opus
was not a victim to state rate leg-.
' islatiou.