VOL. 86. NO. 43
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TARBORO, N. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22. (908.
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EDUCATIONAL WORK IN COUNTY.
New Schoolhouse at Runnymede an
Excellent Type.
During the last ten months the
Board of Education has erected ten
new school houses in the county,
four two-room buildings and six of
the one room class. Edgecombe has
been aroused along educational lines
and the good work will continue.
The new building at Runnymede is
a type of the most approved and mod
ern two-room schoolhouse. It has ev
ery advantage for the accommoda
tion of 80 students, and the second
day’s enrollment was 41, an increase
of 21 over Tuesday. There is a great
work to be accomplished along this
line and Superintendent R. G. Kit
trell is putting forth every effort to
enlarge and better the educational fa
cilities throughout the county.
The black boards and desks in the
houses are up-to-date in every parti
cular, and with an excellent teacher,
the pupils are able to do good work.
Notice to Creditors.
Having qualified as Executor of the
last will and testament of W. J Cor
bett, late of Edgecombe county, Nort
Carolina, notice is hereby given to
all persons holding claims against my
testator to present them to the under
signed, duly proven on or before the
ISth day of Oct. 1909, or this notice
will be plead in bar of their recovery
All persons indebted to the estate
of my testator must make immediate
payment.
This the 22nd day of September,
1908.
W. W. CORBETT, Execptor.
R. G. ALLSBROOK, Attorney.
Notice to Creditors.
Having qualifed as administrato
of the estate of F. E. Cobb, late of
Edgecombe county, with the will an
nexed, notice is hereby given to all
persons holding claims against my
testator to present them duly pro
ven on or before September 24 1909
or this notice will be plead in bar
of recovery.
All persons indebtedto the estate
must make immediate payment.
This September 21st 1908.
K. C. EDWARDS, Admr.
Jas. R. Gaskill, Atty.
Notice to Creditors.
Having qualified as executors of
the last will and testament of Lydia
Brown, late of Edgecombe county, no
tice is hereby given to all persons
holding claims against our testatrix
to present them duly proven on or be
will be plead for Oct. loth, 1909 or
this notice will be plead in bar of
recovery.
All persons indebted to the estate
must make immediate payment.
This 9th of October.
H. G. BROWN,
G. R. BROWN,
6t Executors
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Edgecombe county. In the Superior
Court.
TacitusDancy and Susan Blango, vs
Mary Dancy.
Service of Summons by Publication.
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled
as above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Edgecombe county,
to partition a certain parcel of land
set out and described in thecomplaint
filed in this action between the said
plaintiffs and the defendants.
And the said defendant will further
take notice that she is required to
apear before the clerk of the said
Court at his office in the court
house in Tarboro in said county on
the third Monday in October, 1908,
being the 19 th day and answer or
demur to the complaint in said ac
tion or the plaintiffs will aply to the
court for the relief demanded in said
complaint.
This Sept. 12th, 1908.
A. T. WALSTON,
Clerk of Superior Court.
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PANOLA DAIRY
Pure Milk and Cream
Patrons will ph'me their
orders to phone No. 243a.
Piano Tuning
A SPECIALTY.
The Cable Company Tuner.
W. 3. BURLEICH,
Y. O. Box 136, Wilson, N. C.
Violin Lessons.
Mrs. R. H. Parker will give instruc
tions on the violin, same method
taught that is being used in the New
York conservatories of music. Specia
atteutioon given to preparing pupils
for Orchestra work.
WOUNDED TWICE AT SAME TIME.
i And the Bullets Flatten Together in
the Leg.
; In the mnseum at Washington City
j are two bullets flattened together,
I one fired by a Confederate, the othe
by a Yankee. There is also there a
musket the barrel exploded by a ball
from the enemy entering the muzzle
j just as the gunner was discharging
! the piece. The ball has proceeded on
' ly a few inches from the breech be
fore it was stopped by the incoming
ball.
The air pressure was too great for
the gun barrel, so part of it was
blown off leaving the two bullets with
in three inches of eSch other. *
Remarkable as these occurences
are the Statesville Correspondence of
the Charlotte Observer tells of an
even more remarkable occurence of
the civil war:
“Forty years after the occurence, a
case which probably has no parallel
has been called to the attention of
the Statesville newspaper folks, with
r|feLrence to wounds suffered by Mr.
Rufus Combs, of the Stony Point com
munity, at the battle of Chancellors
ville during the civil war. Mr. Combs,
a Confederate soldier, was in the hea
of the battle of Chancellorsville dur
ing which two bullets from the Feder
al troops pierced his thigh. When
the surgeon cut into the wound to ex
tract the balls he found that while
they had entered the thigh from
different directions they had collided
in their course through the flesh
and were embedded together. The
story sounds a little fishy but it is
understood that the, truth of the in
cident can be established as the sur
geon who removed the balls is still
living in Richmond and has the two
bulls as a curiosity and a relic.’'
Folk Defines a Socialist.
Governor Folk, of Missouri, at one
of his Chautauqua addresses recently,
was requested by an inquisitor t6 de
fine a “Socialist.” “That is easy,”
replied the Governor. “But a half a
dozen definitions are more expressive
than one.:
“A Socialist is the one who loses
in the competitive race for luxurious
existence. .
“A Socialist is . a dreamer among
practical men.
“A Socialist is the man unable to
rise to his selected ambition and as
a result determines to destroy it.
“A Socialist, generally speaking, is
an antitheist always willing to em
brace the ignorant foreigner, for in
the foreigner only can he instill the
Czolgosz-Averbuch ideals.
•A Socialist, to be brief; is simply
the unmentionable, the unpermittable
and the impossible.”—Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Love.
(Charles Hanson Towne.)
“My heart, I bid thee answer—
How are Love’s marvels wrought?
Two hearts to one pulse beating,
Two spirits with one thought.
“And tell me how love cometh?
It is here—unsought, unsent!
And tell me how love goeth?
That was not love which went.”
—By an unknown German poet.
Where Bullets Flew.
David Parker, of Fayette, N. Y.,
a veteran of the civil war, who lost
a foot at Gettysburg, says: “The
good Electric Bitters have done is
worth more than five hundred dol
lars to me. I spent much money doc
toring for a bad case of stomach
trouble, to little purpose. I then
tried Electric Bitters, and they cur
ed me. I now take them as a tonic,
and they keep mS strong and well.”
50c. at all druggists.
Portrait of Goyernor Mertin.
The North Carolina Sons of the
Revolution will present to this State,
at the capital, November sixteenth,,a
portrait of Governor Alexander Mat
tin, painted by A. Edmunds.
Francis Nash, of Hillsboro, will
make the presentation speech and
Governor Glenn will respond,
Jellywood Cox should protest a
gainst reviving»the past, but we sup
pose he has not been consulted.
Insurance License Revoked.
Insurance Commissioner Young has
revoked the license of the Industrial
Life and Healtji Insurance Company,
of Atlanta to, do business in North
Carolina, taking this step after an ex
amination of the company made un
der the direction of his department.
He say3 that the heav£ expenses ra
tio of the business, and especially
thg large salaries of the officers
make the ratio so heavy that he does
not think it safe* for it to do busi
ness. The company has had quite a
large line of industrial business in
this State. <
‘ Died'.
At the Pittman hospital, Oct. 15th,
of Bright’s disease, A. G. Cowie, aged
35. He* was an industrious young man
esteemed by those who kneyr him.
For three years he has been an em
ployee of the East Carolina, reach
ing the position of conductor.
He was ^an active member of the
Masons, Woodmen of the World and
the Red Men. The remains were ta
ken to his former home near , Oak
City and interred.
—DeWJtt's Little Early Risers are
ths famous little pills, easy to take,
sure and gentle, Get Early Risers.
They are the best pills made. We
sell then. R. E. L. Cook.
\
BATTLEBORO ' AND VICINITY.
Bits of Fresh News and Interesting
Personals.
The farmers are complaining some
what over the jcotton crop, saying it
is less than they expected when they
began picking. As the same thing
can be said of the price, such com
plaints are to be expected and diffi
cult to resist.
Considering the unfavorable condi
tions under which teacher and pupil
labor our High School is doing well,
very well. There is still an insuffi
cient number of desks and black
boards while other fixtures and a
full complement of desks and seats
have not come yet. Some one is neg
lecting their duty towards us. The
lurnuure we were advised was or
dered Icing before the school open
ed and here we are in the fourth
week of school with only a part of
it here. When it is received we ex
pect a large increase in puipls as
Nash has many more besides the 51
enrolled.
J. K. Lawrence says that unless
W. W. Vick makes an improvement
on his split-log drag some one will
have to go behind it to level down
the tufts of grass torn up by his
scraper. Mr. Lawrence might make
one and use it through his property,
thus setting Mr. Vick an example.
The road along his way is an ideal
one for the split-log drag.
I note with much pleasure that
Mrs. A. J. Hobgood, who has been
quite ill is very much improved.
Miss Eva Thomas, of Rocky Mount
is visiting Miss Marietta Rawlings.
Miss Fannie Edwards, of Speed,
is spending the week at J. K. Vick’s,
visiting her sister, Miss Florence
Edwards.
Miss Etta Manor, of Bertie is vis
iting her neice, Miss Kate Rawlings.
T. F. Roberson returned Saturday
from a business trip to Halifax and
Martin counties.
John Smithson one of our young
and successful dairymen has been
made joyful by the visitation of the
stork leaving a fine 13 pound boy.
The school at Philips X Roads,
of which Miss Florence Edwards is
principal is progressing well. The at
tendance percentage is large and
the pupils applying themselves. The
following is the roll of honor for
last month: Emily Stewart, Roy. Ben
son, Elizabeth Bailey, Luzella Stew
art, and Nellie Benson.
RAMBLER.
October 12 1908.
Had a Close Cfll. ,
Mrs. Ada L. Croom, the widely
known proprieter of the Croom Hotel,
Vaughan, Miss., says: “For several
months I suffered with a severe and
troublesome cough, and consumption
seemed to ha^e its grip upon me,
when a friend recommended Dr.
ICing's New Discovery. I began tak
ing it, and three bottles affected a
complete cure.” The fame of this
life saving cough and cold remedy,
and lung and throat healer is world
wide. Sold by all druggists. 5oc. and
$1. Trial bottle free.
Liquor Selling Insufficient Cause.
Conviction of selling liquor illegal
ly is not sufficient cause to warrant
disbarment of a lawyer. This was
the decision of Judge Ward in the Su
perior Court at Asheville after hear
in able presentation by counsel for the
State Bar Association and the respon
dent in the case of Harrison Brown,
a colored attorney. Judge Ward’s opin
ion was based on the law providing
for disbarment of attorneys. Brown,
the colored lawyer, had been convict
ed of violating the prohibition laws
by selling liquor. He was tried before
Police Justice Reynolds at Ashe
ville and sentenced to the chaingang
for two years. An apeal was taken
by Brown, and in the Superior Court
he was again convicted, but this time
a fine of $25 was imposed in lieu of
imprisonment, and Brown gave bond
for good behavior. The grievance com
mittee of the State Bar Association
felt that there was ground for action,
and proceedings in disbarment were
instituted.
Studio Burned.
His many friends here sincerely re
gret to hear that Orren Turner’s stu
dio in Wilson was almost complete
ly ruined by fire early on the morn
ing of the 14th. .
The fire started in the store be
low. The Wilson Times estimates Mr
Turner’s loss at $1!>00, on which he
carried only $500 insurance.
Non-Partisan Voting.
There are books in this town
where yQU can register for non-par
tisan voting. Where the policy is so"
liberal that even women and chil
dren can vote.
If any one is in doubt about this
statement, Mr. Curtis can convince
him or her. He is inviting all, big
and little, old and young, male and
female to take stock jn the 20th se
ries of the Edgecombe Homestead &
Loan Association.
This series will open the first Sat
urday in November. Those who
take stock can yote and have a say
in all the business of the associa
tion, regardless of sex or previous
condition of servitude.
Talk with Mr. Curtis.
—Smith’s Greater Shows are the
best on the road. Tho Animal Show
is great, their Electrical Show is
magnificent. The High Dive is thril
ling. The Ferris Wheel and the
Merry-Go-Round are the largest car
ried by any shew.
TARBORO’S EXCELLENT TRADE ADVANTAGES
To Be The Special Feature of The Southerner’s
Forthcoming Trade Edition.
In keeping with the progressive po
licy characteristic. of its manage
ment and convinced of the benefi
cial results that must necessarily fol
low a review of Tarboro’s trade and
industrial advantages, and of the con
ditions which foster their constant
growth and development the South
erner will in a forthcoming Trade
Edition devote considerable space to
a description of these advantages and
conditions and to a general write-up
of Tarboro and Edgecombe along all
lines. i
This review must necessarily in
clude sketches of our various busi
ness interest, showing thereby the fa
cilities enjoyed to respond to popu
lar needs in their respective lines,
and laying bare the enterprise which
is invariably found in every pros
perous and progressive establishment.
The Trade Edition will be in no
sense historical. It will deal with
present day men and their meth
ods as trade builders. Such an edition
as is contemplated, should, ia order
to be a creditable representation,
contain reviews of all our local bus
iness interest, and it his representa
tion can always be jtelied on in ev
ery progressive community, for it
! is prompted by pubjiic spirit and
I enterprise, the two! great motives
and incentives that build up and de
velop along all lines oif human effort.
The work of preparing the Trade
Edition for publication is in the
hands of W. A. Whelam and R. S.
Garey, specialists in this line, and
whose efforts in the past have se
cured the endorsement and co-opera
tion of the leading business men
and commercial enterprise of the
many towns visited by them.
It is contemplated to send copies
of the Trade Edition when published
in its completed form to all the farm
ers, heads of families and consumers
generally for miles around in order
that they may learn and by learn
ing, appreciate and give preference
to Tarboro’s superior trade advanta
ges, thereby keeping the dollar "at
home,” and in the practice of this
policy render the most effective
co-operation for home development
and progress generally.
First Frost,
The first frost of the season fell
Thursday morning. It was light do
ing practically no damage. Only the
tenderest of vegetation was nipped.
The lowest temperature, so far. wa
then recorded 37. With all conditions
favorable, frost has fallen at 44 de
grees. Earth and air are so dry now
that a much lower temperature is
required even if the winds and clouds
are propitious.
Confederate Veterans.
The North Carolina Confederate
Veterans’ Association, in annual ses
sion in Raleigh, elected Major W.
A. Graham of Lincoln county, presi
dent to succeed General J. S. Carr,
and re-elected Captain S. A. Ashe, of
Raleigh, secretary. General Carr in
sisted that some one succeed him.
General Carr, Col. Thomas S. Kenan
and Mv O. Sherrill were named as
a special committee to memorialize
the next Legislature for special pro
vision to be made for marking, on
the Civil War battlefields the points
occupied and parts taken by North
Carolina troops. The Legislature will
also be urged to make ftrther pen
sion provisions, so tnat provision can
be made for several classes of to
tally disabled soldiers. In a state
ment made to the association by
State Auditor Dixon, himself a val
iant Confederate soldier, it was
shown that the State is now pay
ing in Confederate pensions $436,000,
about all theState can afford, he said
unless there are marked economies in
some other departments of govern
ment expenses.
Tuned Him Up.
For several days many of the Sout
erner town readers have probably no
ticed a colored man disporting him
self about the streets with a guitar.
Thursday evening Chief Pulley took
him in charge for vagrancy, but
finding no magistrate convenient at
the time told the troubadour that
he would want him in the morning.
But he hasn’t found him.
Why Is It?
Can any Southerner reader, wheth
er 'a buyer or seller of cotton, tell
why it is that spot cotton in Tar
boro sells for approximately as much
as futures on the New York mar
ket?
Take the Southerner report of
cotton every day, make the compari
son and who can explain it?
Loving Cup For Sam Ashe.
The “Patterson Cup,” as a trib
ute to the best literary excellence
shown by a resident of the State,
during the past year was awarded
by the North Carolina Library and
Historical Association to Capt. S. A.
Ashe, of Raleigh, for the literary
skill and excellence shown in the
first volume of his History of North
Carolina.
—To quickly check a cold, drug
gists are dispensing everywhere,* a
clever Candy Cold Cure Tablet Gall
ed Preventics. Preventics are also
fine for feverish children. Take Pre
ventics at the sneeze stage, to head
off all colds. Box of 48—25c. Edge
; combe Drug Co.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING.
This is the Last Time the Grandfath
er Clause Will Help the New
Voter.
No person liable to poll tax can
vote unles he paid his poll tax by
May 1st, of this year for the preceding
year and he must exhibit his receipt
or take the oath required of him be
fore voting. In order to vote he
must be 21 years of age; but have
been a resident of the State two years
of the county six months and of the
precinct four months. He must also
be able to read and write any section
of the Constitution in the English
language to the satisfaction of the reg
istrar unless he is a lineal descendant
of any person which could vote on
January 1st, 1867 or priot thereto. No
person who has been convicted pr
who has expressed his guilt in oper
court upon an indictment for anj
crime the punishment, of which now
is or may be imprisonment in the
State’s prison, or of corruption 01
malpratice in office unless such per
son shall be restored to citiienshii
in the manntr prescribed by law, 01
any person who shall deny the be
ing of Almighty God shall be allow
ed to vote. Every person offering to
vote shall be at the time a legally
registered voter.
The residence of a marrried man
is where his family resides; that
of a single man’where he sleeps.
This is the last election in which
those who cannot read and write
can register under the grandfather
clause, as the constitution of this
State limits the time to December
31, 1908. The clerk of the Superior
court has in his keeping the perman
ent roll of all persons who have regis
tered under the grandfather clause.
The clerk of the Superior Court has
in his keeping the permanent roll
or all percons who have registered
under the grandfather clause, and it
is highly important that every man
in the country who cannot read and
write should ascertain if his name
appears on this permanent roll in the
clerk’s office. All persons register
ing under the grandfather clause
should obtain a certificate of perman
ent registration. This is given by the
registrar and should be certified to
by the clerk of the Cuperion court.
No new ^ registration is required
for the coming election. All persons
who registered in the last election can
vote now without again registering.
Once on the permanent roll a pen
son is always on the said registra
tion roll. If a person moves from one
precinct to another or from one coun
try to another and desires to regis
ter in the precinct or county to which
he is moved he shows his certifi
cates that he is on the permanent roll
If this certificate has been lost or
destroyed he should make applica
tion to the clerk of the court of the
county where he is duly registered
for a duplicate certificate of registra
A Healthy Family.
“Our whole family has enjoyed
good health since we began using
Dr. King's New Life Pills three years
ago,” says L. A Bartlett, of • Rural
Route 1, Guilford," Maine. They cleans
and tone the system in a gentle way
that does you good. £5 cents at all
druggists.
Lying About Child Labor.
Secretary J. B. Grimes is indignant
over charges relative to the working
of child labor in North Caro
lina and the South, and made be
fore a Christian congregation in Free
port, 111. He has nailed the statement
as utterly false, and will bring
home the charges to their origina
tor, The charges were contained in
a paper read before a sociological stu
dy department of the First Baptist
Church, of Freeport, 111., and offered
to the Freeport Journal for publica
tion. The paragraph follows:
“The cotton industry of the South
is'based on child labor. Many*young
children work in Southern cotton mill
from 6 p. m. to 6 a. m., without a
single minute for food or rest. Ten
per cent of the children who go
to work before twelve years of age,
contract consumption and it is esti
mated that the average wage of 8,
000 children working in the cotton
mills of North Carolina i^ but 25 cent
per day.”
The editor of the Freeport Journal
declined to publish the address and
wrote the North Carolina Secretary
of State for the facts,
Deafness Cannot be Cured.
by local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion of the
ear. There is only one way to cun
deafness, and that is by constitutiont)
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucus lin
ing of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is Inflamed you have a rumb
ling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it is entirely closed, Deafness i
the result, and unless the inflamation
can be taken out and this tube restor
ed to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed fqrever; nine cases
out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which Is nothing but an inflamed com
dition of the mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness (caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by
Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars free. F. J. CHENNY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for con
stipation.
—New York has about th$ same
number of actors as lawyers.
REV. HARDING’S CAUL.
What is Said of Him Where He is
Called.
Says the Charleston News and
Courier:
At a meting of the congregation
of the Church of Holy Communion
held yesterday morning, the action
of the vestry in extending a call to
the Rev. F. H. Harding, the present
rector of Calvary Church, at Tar
boro, N. C., to be the successor of
the lately resigned rector, the Rev.
H. J. Mikell, who recently left Char
lotte for Nashville, Tenn., was rat
ified, and it is probable that the in
vitation to Mr. Harding will be sent
to him Tuesday.
The meeting of the congregation
was largely attended, and was pre
vestry, Mr. J. M. Cater. The minis
sided over by the chairman of the
ter who will be called to the Holy
Communion was well known to Bis
hop Guerry, of the diocese of South
Carolina, when the latter was a pro
fessor at Sewanee and was a class
mate of the Rev.H. J. Mikell and
also his close personal friend. It is
the earnest hope of every one in
the congregation that Mr. Harding
will accept the call and the strong
est efforts will be made by the
committee from the Holy Communion
m urging him to become the rector
of this large parish.
On the retirement of the former
rector of the Holy Communion, the
Rev. H. J. Mikell, for the new charge
of Christ Church, Nashville, the ves
try immediately began to look about
for a fit successor to this popular
clergyman, and it was on his recom
mendation and also that of Bishop
Guerry that Mr. Harding was selected
At present Mr. Harding is in charge
of one of the largest parishes in
the diocese of North Carolina, and
besides being a most beloved church
man is popular with everyone in Tar
ooro. He is a young man of thirty
years of age, and is said by all who
xnow him to be an ideal choice for
the Charleston Church.
The Rev. F. H. Harding is a native
of North Carolina and is the son of
a wellknown clergyman now residing
in that State. He attended the Uni
versity of the South at Sewanee and
received his master of arts degree
there in 1899. From Sewanee he en
tered the General Theological Sem
inary in New York and graduated
with distinction from that great
church institution. On his return to
his native State he served his term
of the diaconate, and when- ordain
ed priest he accepted the call of
assistant to the Rev. Dr. Powell, the
rector of Grace Church, Baltimore,
where his services were most accept
able for four years.
It was with much regret that the
parishioners in Baltimore saw him
leave for Tarboro, North Carolina,
Calvary church, one of the largest an
where he wa,s elected the rector of
most important congregations in the
diocese, and it will be in spite of
the strongest entreaties of his pres
ent parish that he remain should he
decide to accept the call to the
church of the Holy Communion, but
other Episcopal congregations of
Charleston, in fact, the entire city,
will be fortunate in having him come
here to reside, for he is said to
take a great interest in all affairs re
lating to the betterment of the city
in which he lives, and every one
in Tarboro knows him as a friend.
Court of Equity Judgment.
The aldermanic committee to whom
was referred the claims of Judge H.
C. Bourne for damages sustained by
the running of a spur track near the
warehouse, which he had erected on
land he had lease.d from the town,
made a verbal report to the town
commissioners Monday evening and
the same wag adopted.
The committee recommended that
all rents due by Judge Eourne be
remited and as the lease for the
for the ground had expired that he
be given 30 days longer in which to
remove the warehouse; failing to do
so the building will be forfeited. The
courts have held that Judge Bourne
had no legal claim for damages a
gainst the town and it is evident
from this report and its adoption
that' the aldermen do nqt think he has
any equitable claim qther than what
i3 embodied in the report.
Would Mortgage the Farm.
A farmer on Rural Route 2, Em
dire, Ga., W. A. Floyd by name, says
‘Bucklen’s Arnica Salvo cured the
two worst sores I ever saw: one on
my hand and one on my leg. It is
worth more than its weight in gold.
1 would not be without it if I had to
mortgage the farm to get it”0nly
25c at all drug stores.
Street Improvement
S. S. Nash is having the coal
ashes which accumulated last Winter
deposited in the street in front of
his qffice in the mud holes and de
pressions.
Mr, Nash’s example should be fol
lowed,. Main street in front of the
Cotton Exchange, will be much im
proved by this treatment.
Now why will not every citizen
make it a point to dump coal ashes
in the street near the place of busi
ness or home? * #
To do this would cost the business
man or householder nothing, but as
the months passed a decided im
provement in t^e streets would be
pepceptjbte, ‘
Supose each and all of us follow
Sam Nash’s example.
THREE KILLED.
Three Men Killed in Collision at
Rocky Mount.
Thursday night a passenger train
ran into a package train injuring en
gine and cars. Three white employes
of the road were killed.
There being only two hearses in
Rocky Mount, the third one was fur*
nished from this place by J. B.
Hyatt.
OPPOSED TO CARNIVAL.
Meeting of Aldermen Asked to Pre
sent Objections.
The school board of this township
is opposed to a carnival and espec
ially to one in the Commons, as will
be seen from the subjoined sent
to this office for publication, with the
request that all others who disaprove
of the carnival to let it be known: '
Tarboro, N. C., Oct., 17th 1908.
Hon. Paul Jones Mayor of the
town of Tarboro:
At a meeting of the Tarboro School
Board, held Oct. 16thinst„ it was
was made to appear to the Board
that a carnival show to be held here
during the week commencing 26th of
this mqnth in the town commons near
the high school building was contem
plated by your Board.
The Tarboro School Board, believ
ing, should this eourse be pursued
by your Board, it would prove detri
mental to best interests of the town
and certainly very disastrous to the
Schools, appointed a committee to
appear before your board and urge its
objections thereto. I therefore request
you to call a meeting of your Board
at your convenience, and notify me
of same, in order that the commit
tee may appear and perform the
duties assigned to it in this respect.
Respectfully,
G. M. T. FOUNTAIN,
Chairman of Committee.
LIGHTS OUT AGAIN.
Second Time in Few Months Dynamo
#Burns Out.
The Tarboro light plant is having
the luck of. Three times this year
the town has been plunged in total
darkness.
This last mishap occurred Friday
evening soon after the machinery had
started, and before a light had been
turned on. As usual, the machinery
was started and no current turned on,
waiting for the voltage to rise to
the normal height, when all of a
sudden the dynamo began burning. Th*
engine was at once stopped so that
the dynamo was not burned so com
pletely out as before, but so much
so that it cannot be used until re
paired.
In the Summer the town, with a
view to meet emergencies like this
purchased two dynamos and other ma
chinery and for many weeks this du
plicate machinery has been in process
of installation, but not advanced so
that it could be used to immedi
ately remedy the mishap.
One of these lately purchased dyna
mos has now been connected up and
it is confidently expected to have
it in operation tonight.
Being of higher voltage or greater
strength, than the old one, it has
been necesary to change all the trans
formers in town. This requires time,
so muchthat there will .probably be
no time left after this is done to
test the new dynamo- before turn
ing on the lights. All that can be don
to avoid inconvenience will be done
byMr. Weddell, As soon as he was
apprised of the accident he gave his
entire attention to remedying matters
with such success that were it not
for having to make the changes in
the transformers, the test of the
new dynamos could havebeen made
at noon.
Country Club Entertainment.
One of the most charming social
affairs, of the many delightful ones
held at the Hillside Country Club was
a bridge party, given Friday evening
by Henry Clark Bridgers. The room
were decorated with autumn leaves
and roses andthe soft light from the
numbers of candles and big open
fireplaces made the scene most attrac
ive.
After eards a delicious supper was
served in the Club’s dainty- dining
room.The table was most effectively
decorated with a pyramid of fruit and
grapes, with bits of crimson leaves.
The toasts were clever and original,
ending with a rising toast of “Long
life to the Hillside Country Club
and its President!” The menu was de
licious and elaborate, beginning with
grape fruit and oysters on the half
shell, and ending with coffee and
cheese, served around the big open
fire in the coqy living room. Those
present were, Mrs. Allen Ruffin, of
Hillsboro; Misses Irwin Bridgers, Nan
Clark, Mary Howard, Reba Bridgers
and Sue Baker; John Cheshire, R.
G. Kittrell, Theo Cheshire. Haywood
Foxhall, Henry Clark Bridgers and
Dr. Spencer Baas.
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The Best Ever.
It is said by those who know that
Smith’s Greater Shows are the best
carnival attractions that ever came
into the State.
They will show in Tarborqi, Jen the
benefit of a town clqpfc, from Oct.
26th to Oct 31st, inclusive.
If oux. people really want a town
clock and want it put up soon, they
should patronize these shows hearti
ly and enthusiastically.
—Best shoe for men who cares, is
the Florsheim. J. Zander.
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths,
There is a disease prevailing in thi*
Country most dangerous because so deeen.
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused
by it—heart di*
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidnev tronhl* i.
allowed to advance
the kidney-poison*
ed blood will at
! ftf ku^h?.7ltal orf»ans» causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidneys themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from a derangement of the kidneys and
a cure is obtained quickest by a nror»er
treatment of the kidneys. If you are feel
ing badly you can make no mistake by
taking Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy
It corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pam in passing it, and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of beine
compelled to go often through the day
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
It stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take'and is
sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and a book that tells all about it
both sent free by mail. / ddress, Dr. Kil
mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. Don’t make any
mistake, but remember the name.Swamp
Root, Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root, and the
address, Binghamton, N. Y., on every
A Delightful Trip.
Dr. J. M. Baker is anticipating much
enjoyment next week. The Surgeons
of the Atlantic Coast Line will hold
their annual convention then. They
will assemble Tuesday in Jacksonville
Fla., thence and return they will be
taken up the famous St. Johns’ riv
er on a trip of two days and as many
nights. The session will be held on
the steamer during the trip.
Important Step For Colored 8chool.
The school board of this town at
a special meeting Friday left the
time for opening the school at Mac
nair’s Crossing to a special commit
tee. Later this school will be opened,
but the time has not yet been deter
mined upon.
Superintendent Kittrell in his report
on the schools in the town showed
this term has already exceeded the
total enrollment for last year.
Principal Perry of the colored grad
ed school in Princeville, made a re
quest that was promptly and most ap
provingly granted. It was permission
to teach sewing to the girl pupils
In the school.
This is a step in the right direc
tion, one that it is devoutly hoped
will lead to many others in an indus
trial training direction.
—The Newest Fabrics and Nob
biest Styles in Ladies’ Tailored Suits
at W. M. Arnheim’s.
FOR SALE.— 30 CORDS * PINE
wood and lightwood. R. R. Peters.
281m
FOR SALE.—A FARM CONTAIN
ng about 293 acres, 120 acres cleared
sufficient timber and wood, a mil
and a half from Tarboro, on the rail
road, known as the “Barlow farm/
a large eight room dwelling and out
houses. An ideal location for an in
dustrial enterprise. Apply to W. L.
or Miss Lucy Barlow.
DWELLINGS FOR SALE.—THREE
small dwellings in Princeville opo
site ofice of Tar River Mills on main
county road. Cheap and on easy term
Apply to R. B. Hyatt. lOdwSw
FOR SALE—A FARM CONTAIN
ing about 225 acres, 4 horse farm
cleared. Sufficient timber and wood.
Near Hartease farm. Tense easy
to right party. Apply or write.
R. G. HART, (Harteaee>
_Rocky Mount, R. F. D. R.
THE UNLUCKY KOB
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Just received a fresh lot of Heeler
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The Pare Food Store.
Phone Double Three,
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THE HORSE
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Every Job-and Eve*y Part 0f It
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Cor St. Andrews and Gran
v|He Streets.
H. H. PHILIPS ——'
Att’y and Counsellor at Law
2nd Floor : : Bridgers Buildings
Tarboro, HorfhQwSS: