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TAX NOTICE
You aiv notified that saxes must]
be paid at once. A’i propcity, real,
ami peoona', will be advertised i
May 1st. j
It'-veilr poll tax is not paid this
month >■ a will not be allowed to
vote in the coming elections.
B. F. Dawson, Sheriff.
April 3. lfiUS.
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NEW ERA FOR HOOKERTON.
Citizens Honor Henry Clerk Bridgers Upon
Compfetian of E. C. Railway.
April 1st, 1908, will long be
remembered by the citizens of
Hookerton, as it marks the begin
ning of a new era of industrial
j growth of this beautiful town,
j located on a bluff overlooking the
' Mocassiu river and at the junction
| of the two Contentnea creeks. On
! the opening pages of this new
j epoch in the history of this town,
! the celebration in honor of Henry
(Clark Bridgeis, on the completion
of the extension of the East Caro
lina Railway from Faimville lo
Hookerton, will stand pre-eminent.
It was a gala day for the commem
oration of uu ting Hookerton with
the outside world b> rail. The
weather was ideal and a crowd of
more than 1,000 visitors were pres
ent’to welcome the excursion train,
which' added 400 guests to the
list.
i Upon the arrival of the excer
j siou train, R. J. Matlock, priuci
j pal of the graded school, delivered
I the address of welcome, lie stattd:
: ‘‘That for the last hundred years,
j transportation has been the mtaus
of iudustrial growth to every towu
;.nd section. We are a member ol
« ue brotherhood. What injuies
«>ne, injures all. What is good lor
"u«-, is good for all. We know the
beuetbs of a railroad, aud after
wai ing many years for the' com
pletion of this, iour first road, we
extend to you a most hearty wel
come upon this occasion.
In reply, J. Paid Frizelle, of
Saow Hill, said: “1 wish to thank
you for the privilege of addressing
this crowd upon such an occasion.
The dream and hope of our many
years, has at last resolved iuto
deeds. Although we may have
many unpleasant memories of this
arduous undertaking, we certainly
are amply repaid today, when we
are able to compete with our
sister towns upon au equal fuoting
For 30 years, we have been fight,
iog a losing contest with \>ut
neighboring towns, notwiti stand
ing your courage and heroism,
transportation facilities have been
against you. Yon have, suffered a
terrible drain upon your citizen
ship. Young men have gone to
other towns, w hicl had the neces
sary transportation facilities and
have becomg identified with the
leading business aud industrial
firms in Greene county. A new era
has dawned. Our industrial en
terprises will rapidly multiply, we
will have better farming facilities,
better stores and more thrifty
churches. Many of our young men
will return to their native heath
and soil. The splendid towu will
respond to the call and all the
citizens will pull together for the
upbuilding and indusi rial growth
of their native place. The river,
which flowed unused to the sea,
will n w be harnessed. This is au
auspicious day lor Hookertou and
thecouiiij G fteue, and is the
beginning i a i-arvel develop;
tneut ”
Henry C l.„il ’ledgers was then
called upon ;« j• an address, and
said: “1 a; . ,i ;.;~n of action, aud
my work s >, i »r itselt.” He
washeai;.; j Uv red.
In the afternoon, Bev. T. B.
King, of Wiuterviile, delivered an
address on Prohibition. He stated
I that the citizens of North Caro
lina would have au opportunity
on the 2Gt i of May to go to the
polls and register a vote against
I the terrible liquor traffic, au op
portuuity not otten OHerei to tne
c.tizeus of any State. It is not only
au opportunity but a du y. All
the poveity, crime and shame of
our country is due to whiskey. It
is the ruination of the home,
community, State and church. If
you go north, east, south or west,
the people will say you come from
a poor State, butane noted for its
religious principles. Are you go
ing to uphold these principles? Last
year $20,000,000 of whiskey weni
dow n the throats of the people of
Xorth'•Carolina, to the detriment
of its drinkers. Is it now time we
arose in our might to wipe this
disgrace off our mapf Whether it
is sold from a dispensary, b'ind
tiger or saloon, it ?s the same evil.
The only method to curtail this
rapidly increasing traffic, is by
prohibition. We should pride our
selves on the educational, moral
and religious standards of our
8tate, but we will be unable to
maintain this standard with the
devil tempting us on all sides
tbrough the evils of whiskey. Now
citizens, take advantage of this
opportunity and do your duty.
I speak to 3 ou not as a political
aspirant, but as a fellow citizen
Do not fail to do your duty on
! May 26th.
The Fast Carolina Railway, the
extension oi which wras recently
completed from Farm vi lie to
Hooke-ton, passes through one of
the most fertile farming sections of
lK? Kate. The industrial growth
of the towns along this road has
been wonderful. The new station
of 15, num is located where marl
w s first discovered to bevvalu?bie
as a fertilizer. Maury, the other
new station' l»etweeu Farmville
and Hookerton is surrounded by
IMPROVED JOB OFFICE.
C. F. Clayton, for some time,
has been mating irriprovem nt
8ftej- improvement to his job offic e
The latest-|$b easoieue power to
ran all his presses. There are f< w
offices of its r size better equipped
and not one turns out better work.
SYRIANS SECURE LICENSE.
Two Syrians, who undoubtedly
have b- eu peddling goods in Edge
combe county for sometime, were
compelled to secure license Wed
nesday by Chief of Police F. P.
Pulley. Although«here is no dAubt?
that these men have l>een doiDg
business without a license, absolute
proof could not be obtained.
4 FOR MAYOR.
Editob Southebneb:
We wish to suggest the name of
j Capt. Paul Jones as a candidate
for the office of mayor. Capt. Jones
has always taken an active interest
iif the Edg-combe Guards, the
Tarboro fire department, and every
project pertaining to the upbuild
of Tarboro.
Voters.
PLENTY OF TROUBLE
is caused by stagnation of the liver
and bowels. To get rid of it and
headache and biliousness and the
poison tha1 brings jaundice, take
Dr. King's New Life bills, the
reliable purifiers that do the work
without grinding or griping. 25c
at all druggists.
CAN’T LIMIT QUANTITY.
In the case of State Chemist
Williams from Lurke count}’ the
Supreme court holds, that the
statute making it a misdemeanor
for any one to bring into that
county one half of a gallon of whis
key or brandy is unconstitutional.
Chief Justice lark filed a dissent
mg opiuiou and Justice Hoke con
curred with him.
EDGECOMBE INSURANCE CO,
The stockholders of the' Edge
•ombe Insurance Co., held their
annu l meeting here today. The
repoit of the secretary showed
that at present there was $346,000
of insurance in force in this county
which is a small decrease over
last year. The following officers
were elected for the ensuiug year:
President, Dr. R. H. Speight;
Vice president, J. A. Davis; Sec
retary and treasurer, R. G. Hart.
DIED.
Sheriff Dawson was informed by
Dr. McKee of the asylum at
Raleigh that Hiram Webb, of this
county, but an inmate of that in
stitution, died at 1 o’clock Friday
morning.
The body was ordered pm1 aimed
and to t>e shippe I hereby express,
where bis wife will have it given
Christian sepulture.
Mr. Wtbb has been in the
asylum since October 1906.
EDITORIAL OPINION NOT SALABLE.
The Supreme Court decides in
the case of Editor King, of Green
ville, who so’d his editorial col
umns to the Norfolk and Southern
Railway aud who sued it lor the
contract price, that the transaction
is void because contrary to public
policy and based on improper con
sideration, and there is a distinct'
difference between advertising and
[editorial. Chief Justice Clark de
livered the opinion.
THE APRON CHURCH.
Iu Fleming, three miles east of
this village, is a Baptist church
nearing completion, which is called
uthe Apron church.” It gets this
name from the fact that Mrs.
Henry Taber made and sold
throughout the United States
thousands of aprons and has used
the money in the construction of
the edifice. Mrs. Taber has com
pleted. 200 pairs of bag mittens, 18
comfortables, 9 quilts, and a fancy
white quilt, all n ade from the
pieccsleft after making the aprons.
—FowTerville c >r. t> the Detroit
News Tribune.
DEATH WAS ON HIS HEELS.
Jesse P. Morris, of Skippers,
Va., had a close call in the Spring
of 1900. He says: “An attack
of pneumonia left me so weak and
with such a fearful cough that ray
friends declared 'consumption had
me, and death was on my heels.
Then I was persuaded to try Dr.
King’s New Discovery. It helped
me immediately, and after taking
two and a half bottles, I was a well
man agaiD. I found out th^t New
Discovery is the best remedy for
coughs and lung disease iu all the
world.” Sold under guarantee by
all druggists. 50c and $1. Trial
bottle free.
some of the finest farms in the
State.
The residents of Hookerton vied
with the surrounding towns in
greeting the guests upon this oc
casiou. A barbecue dinner w. s
served on a table three hundred
and thirty three feet iu length.
This celebration showed con
clusively in what high e teem the
citizens of this section regard
Henry Clark Bridgets, and the
I wonderful progress he is making
in the development of this section
of the State.
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POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS INCREASING.
The pcstoffice receipts fot Tar
bo o for the fiscal year ending
March 31d, amounted to more
than $9,000 a marked increase over
the previous year. The receipts
for Rocky Mount for the same
period amounted to $17,000 an in
crease of $2,500 over the previous
year.
* These are remarkable' records,
considering that six months of the
fiscal year, business w as unusually
dull owinggto the panic.'
HE GOT WHAT HE NEEDED.
“Niue years ago it looked as if
my time had come, “says Mr. C.
Farthing, of Mill Creek, Ind. Ter.
“I was so run down that life hung
on a very slender thread. It was
then my’ druggist recommended
Electric Bitters. I bought a bottle
and I got what I needed, strength.
I had one loot in the grave, but
Electric Bitters put it back on the
turf again, and I’ve been well ever
since.” Sold under guarautee by
all druggists. 50c.
SHIPPED 433 CARS OF FERTILIZER. •
The Royster Guano Co., shipped
four hundred and thirty-three cars
of fertilizer from this point during
the month of March. For the
same month last year three hun
dred and twenty-three, cars were
shipped from Tarbor >.
The number of cars handled by
the Atlantic Coast Line at this
place, during the month of March, 1
greatly exceeded the number
handled during the same month
the previous year. This is due to
the fact that cars are not ss heavi
ly loaded this season as in 1907. j
ROCKY MOUNT GROWING.
When Rocky Mount offered her
lK)uds for sale the statement that
the place was a city of 7,000 was
questioned. The authorities in
S ead of rebutting the intimations
with hot air assertions ordered a
census taken. This has just been
doue with the result that the en
rolled citizenry is over 7,800.
The tinancial stringency and the
cutting down of the number of
employees on the trains, in the
yards and in the shops has prob
ably last Kocky Mount more than
800 citizens. In other words, had
t he conditions that prevailed a
year ago continued, Rocky Mount
would today have a population
within its corporate limits of
11,000.
A BUSINESS REGULATION.
President Finley of the South
ern Railway, replying to Govern! r
Glenn’s protest against the new !
regulation requiring mileage tick-1
rtsto b^ exchanged for tickets at'
at railway stations, says the regu- j
1 dion is proper and will stand. 1
but that if after trial it is fonnd
troublesome he will gladly take up
the question with patrons. Mr.
Finley says that a railroad con
ductor takiug up the mileage out
of a bDok sold by another road has
nothing to show for it save*'this
strip, which if lost the railroad
loses all chance for pay. ^
Governor Glenn replied to this
letter, again asking Finley to re
voke the order, saying he knows
it will .pause very bitter feeling
against railways
EXECUTIVE ENCROACHMEMTS.
Seuator Bacon has called the
attention of the Senate to the
evid< nt intention of President
Roosevelt to dictate legislation.
He told of the reported conference
^t the White House of republican
le&ders and railroad men to con
sider legislation amending* the
anti trust law by permitting rail
roads to pool and corporations to
combine aud exempting labor
organizations from the operations
of the Sherman anti trust law.
“As I have not seen this statement
disputed,” continued Mr. Bacon.
“I have no doubt that the Presi
dent has decided for you that you
shall not adj<»u£u this Congress
until you have passed the meas
ures he has mapped out for you.”
Sehator B icon did not appear to
disapprove of 1- gislation proposed
by the White House Conference,
but thinks that Executive -.en
croachment upon the power of the
legislative branch of the govern
ment should be limited to recom
mendations as provided in the con
stitution. As no republican Sena
tor defended these White House
conferences the inference is they
all agreed with Senator Bacon,
Senator Tillman joined iu the
debate by inquiring:
“Do< sn’t tits.Senator thi. k the
confeienee at the White House, at
which the captains of industry
were invited to be present, was.
intended to line these captains up
for the renomination of the Presi
dent or his pet candidate, in view
of the approach of the Chicago
convention?”
To that Senator Bacon replied,
“I have no right to express an
opinion,”
The feeling in the House of
Representatives of the republican
leaders is said to be similar about
Executive dictation- as in the
-Senrrt», but no one yet has the
pluck to express his opiuiou.
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I DIED.
At the ripe age of 78, Etheldre<
M. Bryan, of Lawrence, was joinec
to his fathers Friday evening,
Thursday he was stricken wit!
paralysis and became unconscious,
in which condition he remained
untU the end. A man with
kindlier instincts ^ than Died
Bryan never lived. The hal'desl
trial he ever endured was refus
ing aid because of bis inability tc
grant it. He was buried this afrer
, nooil at the old family homestead,
| opposite the Strabane farm.
| MIGNONETTE DRIVES AWAY FLIES.
| Mignonette, it has been discov
; ered, is abhorred of flies, and in a
! room w here pots of the flower are
, set no fly will linger for a moment.
I Kow is the time to sow the seeds
and f -r early blooming the pots
! must be subjected to gentle heat.
Instead of flypapers and horrible
sticky brown mixtures left about a
room in glass dishes, wbat a
blessed resource as a deterrent to
the irritating fly is the sweet,
wholesome flow’erof mignonette! —
Gentlewoman.
THE TWO SIDES OF LOVE.
“You’re young, an’ I reckon
you’ve pot the idee that true love
is all butter au’ sugar spY summer
weather. Ef you have, you may as
well wake up an’ look around you.
Love, like the moon, is fust one
thing an’ then another. You never
ketch it right whar it lives at, au’
no two pic.tur’s on it look alike.
Thkr’s a place in it for pansies an’
bu tercups an’ all the other little
dowers that flit through your
dreams. In fact, love is sech a big
thing that thar’s room in ic for a
good deal of washin’ an’ scrubbifi’
an’ cookin.’ It’s like a big house
on a hill; you kin see what’s on
the outsides, but you never could
guess what’s on the inside. Love
is like a country hotel; it’s got to
have chambers for a good many
strange guests, an’ it’s got to git
use’ to ’em, no matter what time
of night or day they come an’ go.
An’ thar’s got to be a work room
an’ a play room, an’ a room for to
cry in, an’ a room for to be happy
in. It’s jest like I tell you; love is
a lots bigger than young people
think it is. You fellers show the
syllabub side all right, but you
ougther fix it so the youngsters
could git a glimpse^of the real
thing. You may think that this
would drive ’em off from one an
other, but don’t you believe it.
They’ve got sense enough for to
know that ef it was all sugar an’
sweet things, it’d soon turn the’r
stomachs, brit it’s a fact that they
have got the idee that love is
somethin’ different from what old
folks know it to be. Maybe they’ll
find it out soon enough for them
selves, but I’ve seed rases whar a
timely word would ’a’ holp things
powerful.”—Joel Chandler Harris
in Unc 1 Remus’s Magazine for
April. •
A BLOW TOCALHOUNISM.
The Supreme ^ourt has made
shreds of the whole Calhaunite
argument. It says that the Con
stitution empowers the Federal
courts to assume jurisdiction in
any case in which confplaint is
made that a State seeks to infringe
on personal or property rights
“without djUe proc ss of law.”
The Federal courts can suspend
State laws, enjoin State officials,
and nullify any State proceedings
whatever which defy any com
plainant of a full and fair hearing
in an equity court or tend to
abridge his recognized personal
and property rights. The Federal
t'ibunals, in stfcirfc, are open to the
fullest extent to any one who feels
that the State is dealing with him
harshly or unfairly, and Federal
justice stands ever ready to repair
the defects and shortcomings of
State justice. Tins view complete
ly traverses the old theory of the
State’s more or less complete
sovereignty in legal administra
tion. Yet there is no gtttiug away
from the logic of the situation.
The fourteenth amendment, as
now universally construed by the
Federal courts, contains the most
radically Federalists grant fti the
whole Consti ution. If the Federal
courts can upset any State legis
lation when it deprives a citizen
of personal and property rights
“withont due process of law,” and
can themselves define what “due
process of law” means, their ver
dicts are the only ones whicfr will
hold in crucial cases affecting great
property interests. Calhouuism
with its dream of fortysix sove- -
eign States and fort} six different
legal jurisdic ions, has passed into
‘^innocuous desuetude.” As the
Federal legislative power has t e n
enlarged to control agencies which
had outgrown State restraint, Sc
the Federal judicial power is bjing
enlarged to insure uuiveisal pro
tection and justice.—£ew York
Tribune
Mrs. N. Constantine has re
turned from a visit to her mother
in Norfolk.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Han Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
BOMB SENDER SENTENCED.
Hardin Germany, twenty-on
years was sentenced by Judgi
I Webb in Guilford county Su
i pei ior court Friday to serve year
m the penitentiary for sending ai
“internal machine” to Caesa:
Gone, a wealthy manufacture, o
| Greensboro on MarCb 26th last
G Tmany was convicted of “secrei
assault with intent to kill.
This is said to be the first cas<
of the kind in the h’story 01
North Carolin courts.
A T WENTY Y EAR SENTENCE.
“I have just completed a twenty
year health sentence, imposed
Backleu’s Arnica Salve, which
cured me of bleeding piles just
twen'y years ago,” writes O. S.
Woolever, of LeRaysville, N. Y.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve heals the
worst sores, boils, burns, wounds
and cots in the shortest time. 25c
by all druggists.
WAY TO DETECT SMOKELESS POWDER.
German military authorities are
experimenting w ah a device by
w hich the local ion of troops using
smokeless powder may be easily
discovered. By this device it is
proposed to survey the landscape
through pale red glasses.
The flash of smokeless powder
appears strong in red light, while
ordinary objects are dimmed. By
furnishing field glasses with the
device in question, which is pro
vided with screens ol the proper
tint, the position of concealed
marksmen can be detected.
Washington Herald.
THE TRAVELS.OF A FLOUR BARREL.
“The Flour Barrel,” by Herbert
Vanderhof, which is announced
for the May number of the Metro
politan Magazine, is said by those
who have read the proofs to be
one of the most remarkable indus
trial articles of recent years It
describes the Peace River country,
where wheat is grown and flour
made, four hundred miles south
of the Arctic Circle, and shows
how every inch of this great land,
once considered barren and worth
less, is being made to blossom for
the benefit and profit of mankind.
I COTTON NOTES.
fbe world’s supply of cotton to
April 3rd was 4,294,000 bales
against 5,31?»,000 last year. This
supply if the mills were running
on full time, would barely meet
demand, but so maD$ mills are
shut down or running on short time
that the decreased consumption
offsets the small crop.
There is one hope only of better
prices for a short time A number
of New England mills have closed
for a definite time. If these start
up on full time they may create
such a demand for the raw cotton
as to advance prices, but this
probably will be only temporary
uulesss conditions point to a
short crop next Fall.
TILLING AGE BY COLORS.
There is a candor about Japanese
women to which few Englishwo
men would have courage to aspire,
and such a custom as that of a girl
representing in fact a ‘‘walking
census” by limiting herself to a
particular range of colors accord
ing to her age would be considered
a preposterous idea in this coun
try. And yet such is said to be
the •fashion in Japan, a girl’s
attire merging like the colors, in a
prism from one shade to the other
as the years speed on.
Midway between the early twen
ties and the next decade purple,
chestnut, pink, where the kimono
is concerned, are made to take the
place of the pale shades of silver
gray or bine ciel which up till
then have represented her color
card. White, in Addition, is relin
quished practically at 25, a ruling
which would seem arbitrary in
England in these days when white
toilettes are regarded as almost
grandmotherly, •
When in her twenty seventh
year, a Japanese woman acquires
a new dignity when she takes her
first step into the important realm
of stripped fabrics, which give
such an added status to their
wearer. As the years go on the
wide stripes which proclaimed her
initial plunge into a different cate
gory to that of her younger friends
and companions narrow with each
succeeding year,, until the finest
hair Jine ann unces with almost
offensive honesty that she has
reached the age of thirty.
Pale mauve shades, as well as
cinnamon and blue, are hei'choice
as regards co'Or until she is five
years older, when without sign or
prot st she leaves all bright tones
to her younger sisers, and is seen
thenceforward in the dull, drab
tints, of brown and dark gray,
until li r sti ;p si kimono is
ehanged for a checkered brown or
gray at forty five. Tbisjs exchang- d
finally a few years later for black
or very dull gray, in which sober
garb a Japanese woman continues
until the end of her life.—London
Standard.
—Cascasweet i9 for babies and
children, and is especially good
foi the ills so common in cold
weather. Look for the itfgredients
on the bottle. Contains noliarmful
drags. Fold by R. £. L. Cook.
ROYAL
Baking Powder
The only Baking Powder made'”*^^’
with Royal. Grape Cream of Tartar
—made from grapes_
Insures healthful and
delicious food for eve^
k home—every day
Safeguards your food against
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DELIGHT.
Teacher: Make sentence, using
“delight” correctly.
One Pupil: When I goes to bed
I puts out delight.
Another: v\ hen he come in the
door de light went out.
BARBECUE AT FOXHALL SPRING.
The barbecue at Foxhall Spring
was well attended Friday. A
number of persons went from here
on Commodore R. B. Hyatt’s boat,
“Rachel.”
The outing was enjoyed by all
the members of the party.
VISITED PITTMAN SANATORIUM.
Messrs. Walker and Cunning
ham, of the Atlantic Christian
College, Wilson, visited the Pitt
man Sanitorium this week in the
interest of the transfer of this
hospital to the National Benevo
lent Association of the Christian
church. They were much pleased
with the management of the hos
pital and are interested in having
the transfer confirmed by -the
National Committee.
MEMORIAL DAY PREPARATIONS.
The William Dorsey Peuder
Chapter of TJ. D. C. held its regu
lar meeting Wednesday, the 1st at
the home of Mrs. Lanier. A good
deal of business was transacted,
one the important thing being
arrangements for the Memorial
Exercises to be held on May 10th
which falling this year on Sunday,
the L'fmpters of the State will ap
propriately celebrate the day by
Memorial Exercises in the after <
noon. The Governor has kindly
consented to be with our Chapter
and make an address in the opera
house at 3.30 p. m. An interesting
and impressive programme is being
arranged. The Edgecombe Guards
and the Junior Guards, as well as
the Dixe Lee Chapter will be
inyited to take part in the exer
cises. The choir will be assisted by
the orchestra.
The following committees were
appointed:
ARRANGING PROGRAMME.
Mrs. W. A. Hart, Chairman;
Miss. Sally Staton, Mrs. L. E.
Norfleet.
HALL COMMITTEE.
Mrs. W. H. Powell, Chairman;
Mrs. L. Y. Hart, Mrs. J. K. Hol
lowell, Mrs. Frank Powell, Mrs L.
E. Norfleet, Mrs. Orren Williams,
i Mrs. May Whitehead, Mrs. G. T.
DeBerry, Mrs. Frank Hart.
MEMORIAL COMMITTEE.
Mrs. John R. Pender, Chair
man; Mrs. John Cotten, Mrs. S.
P. Beatty, Miss Sallie Pender, Mrs.
Joho L. Bridgers, Mrs. James
Johnson, Mrs. C. A. Johnson,
Mrs. Nora Jenkins, Miss Loulie
Bridgers, Mrs. Thomas Peters,
Mrs. R. H. Willis, Mrs. Julia
Gatling, Misses Mary and Reba
Bridgers.
Chief Marshal, Mrs. R. J. Walk
er; 1st Assistant, Miss Emily S.
Austin; Assistants, Dixie-Lee
Chapter.
CHOIR.
Mrs. Wr. A. Hart, Chairman,
Mrs. A. Williamston, Miss Lucy
Barlow, Miss Mattie Barron, Miss
Annie Sledge, Mrs- Whitney
Bridgers, Mrs. Frank Hart, Mrs.
R. B. Peters, Mrs. J. C. Powell,
Mrs. L. L. Staton, Mrs. Don
Williams, Mrs. M. S. Whitehurst,
Mrs J. W. Wiggins, Mrs. It. H.
Wiliis, Mrs. NoFa Jenkins.
A committee was appointed at
this meeting to look after worthy
and needy Veterans.
April 22nd was set for un veiling
the Monument to Mr. Thorne. The
Daughters will go out and help to
make the occasion an interesting
one.
OASTOTi IA.
Kind Yo>< iava Atf-a/s £oug!i\
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TWO CONVENTIONS. "
Oar republican friends held two
conventions thanks to J. B. For
aker and Theodore Roosevelt. One
was held by the white republicans
in the office of Frank Liles and the
< ther in the hall of the colored.
Odd Fellows. The latter was
more numerously attended. The
colored eoutingent wanted to meet
with the white wing, but this was
not accorded to them, so they de
parted and held a separate meet
ng. The result of their delibera
tion* will be seen below.
The whites headed by Raiford
Liles, county chairman meet at
noon but without organizing, took
a recess till 2 o’clock to enable a
member or two to arrive.
WHITE CONVENTION.
Chairman Raiford Liles pre
sided' and C. B. Keech was secre
tary of the meeting
Jas. R. Gaskill, G. W. Robbins,
Wright Stallings and J. P. Keech
were appointed committee on cre
dentials who recommended that
all present be considered members
of the convention.
Thede.egates to the State con
vention are J. Frank Liles and G.
W. Robbins; alternates, Jas. R.
Gaskill and Wright Stallings.
Jas. R. Gaskill and J. P. Keech
were elected delegates to the Con
gress convention, with C. B. Keech
and Julius Dupree as alternates.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, We do hereby certify
our approval of President Roose
velt’s administration of the affairs
of the nation. ‘ We approve his
lirm and fearless manner of dealing
with momentious questions. Our
confidence therefore in his integ
I rity, honesty of purpose is hereby
asserted.
Resolved, That we approve the
candidacy of Hon. W. H. Taft for
president and the delegates elected
by this convention to the State
and Congressional conventions are
instructed to vote for delegates of
like mind.
Resolved, That the management
of our State affairs by Judge
Adams, State chairman, meets our
approvrl and our delegates to the
State convention are hereby in
structed to vote for his reeleetion.
Resolved, That our delegates to
the Congressional convention are
hereby instructed to vote for Jas.
R. Gaskill for national committee
man and representative in Con
gress.
While the committee on cre
dentials was out J. D. Mears, of
Wilson, Deputy Marshall, ad
dressed the convention. Just be
fore closing Jas. R. Gaskill being
called for made a brief, but stirring,
enthusing speech. _
COLORED CONVENTION,
Daniel R. Knight was chosen
chairman and L. L. Battle secre
tary. W. W. Watson and W. Lee
Person were elected delegates to
the Congress convention and D. R.
Knight and L. L. Battle alternates.
Delegates to the State convention
were Y. D. Garrett and Dred
Wimberley;|alternates Ed. Bridg
ers and Samuel H. Knight. Sena
! tor Foraker was unanimously en
| dorsed for President by a rising
i vote. .. -
The following county executive
committee of nine was chosen: D.
R. Knight, W. W. Wafson, L.
L. Battle, F. B. Bellamy. Oscar
Speight, Ed Bridgers, Samuel H.
Knight, B. W. Thorpe and C. W.
Archer. The convention then ad
journed and the executive com
mittee met and organized by
ejecting D. R. Kuight chairman,
and L. L. Battle, secretary.
All sections of the county were
represented in this convention and
it was decidedly the most credit
able gathering of colored politi
cians that this writer has seen in
this county, and he has seem them
since 1876.
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