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aJ -«.• i ••S'-i.-.ti-f. gui'uuieed.
Albert 3. /JarjU.
—ATTORNEY AT LAW,—
DUNN, N. C.
Practice wherever service re
quired. Prompt attention to
all business. Collections a
specialty Oitice over Dbmo-
I'KATIC BAN.M.U.
Etlwartl W. P..n, F. 51. Brook.*.
Pou & Brooks,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
SMItHFIELJ), N. C.
Claims ctdlected. Estates set
tled. Practice in Johnston
and adjoining counties.
E. S. SMITH. M. F. HATCHKI;.
Smith & Hate her,
• A tiorn eys-at-Law,
DUNN, - - - N. C.
Practice in all tlie cov.it* of the State,
prbmptattention to r.li bii.-an>s
entrusted-
Otlke in die old Po-t Otliee BnikViiig.
iT-'JiCI EAN. J. « . CIiIFKOHI"
McLean & Clifford,
DUNN, : : : : N. C.
Office over J. J. Wade's Store.
W. A. SIEWAHT. Ik c I # CODV.'IN
STEWART & mm, ■
Attorneys and CoanselLrs-it-Uw,
DUNN, N. C.
Will >in State and Federal
Courts but not for fun.
Smith, Hatcher 2 Smith,
A'i'T.oJiN F. vs—AT—LAW,
Benson, N. Q.
Practice wher. ver #:-rv;.•»•.•> ure nceecd.
Special atteiuijn ro niatteisentriuted.
V . • ~~
"IfiRCHASIS M FARMLIi;>
m, ra, u.
CAPITAL -ST 0(' K
Every accomniwdation otfereo
to th" \ üblic.
E F. YOUNO, President.
i
V. L. Sreph kn s, C ash ie r
W- E- MuTcliiKOil,
JCNKSBORO. N. C.
Practices Law In Harnett, Moore sue
other counties, but not for inn.
Feb. 20-ly.
ii b.m mi
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.
We olfer unsurpassed advan
tages, aud loan money on easy
terms We will extend every
accommodation consistent witn
conservative banking.
L. J. President.
J. W. PUKDTE, Cashier.
TOWN DIRECTORY.
fc-7 :
CHURCHES.
M*th >dtst Church—Rev. A. Forbes Fas. or
9 ,rr 1 :es flrtf-SuuJay.-night, and- fourth Sun-
J)/ morning and night. Piayermeetiug
every Wednesday night. Sunday scl.col
«v»ry Sunday morning at 10o'clock, Or. S,
Orantham Superintendent..
Baptist Church.— Rev. . C. Barrett, pastor.
Services every second-Sunday morning and ,
night, Prayermeeting every Thors ■ y uigli'
Sunday School every Sunday morning, J. C. i
Clifford Superintendent.
Prtst jterian Ou«l -1 • v ¥ • Hines
pastor. Services every first and fifth Sunday
morning and night. Sunday school every
Sunday morning, D. H. McLean, Superinten
dent
Disciple Church— Rev. D. 11. Petree pas
tor. Services every third Sunday morning
and night. Fray" meeting every laesuay
night. Sundflfy every Sunday evening
at 3 o'clock F. T. Massengill Supt.
Free Will
Jackson, pastor. Services every first Sun
day morning and night.
Primitive Baptist.—C hurch 0:1 Broad street
Elder B. Wood, Pastor. -Regular" servi
ces on the third Sabbath ctorning. and Satur
day before, in each month at 11 o'clock.
...Wjiitus.
Palmyra Lodge, No. li", A. K. & A.M. Hal!
over Free Will Baptist church. F. F. Jo:;es
W. M.; W. A. Johnson W.; E. A. Jones
J. W.; J. O. JohnSon, Secretary. Regular
flommunications are lield on the ,-ird Satur
day at 10 o'clock A. M., and on tte Ist Friday
»t 7:30 o'clock p. m. in each month. All Ma
sons In good standing are cordially invited
to attend these communications.
TOWS OFFICERS.
M. T. Tonus. Mayor.
Commission, HS
V. L. Stephens,Mel). Hoiliday. j. D. Barnes
J A. Taylor.
W. H. Duncan,.Policeman.
Oodwr O/f XCBKV
Sheriff, Silas A.Salmon.
Clerk, Dr. J. H. Withers.
Register of Jtejstfs, A, O. Hollo-way.
Treasurer, I»yli*-Ss«ithe'wrs.
Surveyor, D.
Coroner, Dr. J. P. McKay.
County Examinfe^'Re y. J- Black.
Conmissioneni: E. F. Young. .Chairman
jl ppiHi. T. A Harrington.
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V oi, 11.
u^'xyor
a* «s*
S'uSsrea
iS2 Y@f&.rs
:
with dyspepsia anil found relief
only in the marvelous remedy
; Coleman 9 s
G % ußcrzxni®e 9
A positive cure for ail forms of
indigestion and dyspepsia.
Whrt he says: "I have suffered with dyspep
sia for r?.st 12 years, have tried various prcscrip
t; >n> ami.remedies *vith little or no benefit. The
testimonials of well known people induced me
i to try Guarantee." and it is the only
mediciuc that has given me relief, and 1 believe
it will effect a permanent cure if I continue its
use." J. M. CARRINGION.
Mayor of South Boston, va.
PSiC2 t>Cc. A .TJOTILE.
At Drutrsists.
cauwa fetiEsr C 3.. asnvHie. vi.. U.s. a
PROBLEM.
In his interesting defence of the
South Carolina dispensary
system, Senator Tillman thus
?ums up ilie case in Frank Les
lie' Popular Monthly for Janr
ului'J* il ; lOiiOWS '
What is there about this
m ; hod of seiiing liquor which
1 m..kes it superior to prohibition
or to the iiccrise system?
First. Liquor is the only article
i of commerce in general use that
is consumed at the time and
place of its purchase. It is safe
to say that ilireefourths of it is
| thus di.-posed of. The dis-
I pensary law enforces a different
: method by requiring the pur
chaser to take it away as he
1 would a package of shoes or a
| sack of dour. lie must go some
j where else than to the place
, where he buys it to consume it.
Second." The element of per
i sonal profit which lies at the
root of the saloon evil is destroy
: ed. The dispensers receive fix
| ed salaries proportionate
! to the amount of worft. they do.
They don't get a commission on
sales and have no incentive to
| push them.
Third. '•Treating" is destroy
• eu and t-hia does more for sobrie
ty than possibly any other fea
j ture of the system. The man
who lias bought a bottle at the
: di-p' nsary miy treat one or a
1 halt dt-zcii of his friends, to one
i drink, and that will be all. The
inducement and obligation to
reciprocate which are so well
understood do not exist.
F.-.urth. At sun down the
dispei,-ary closes. It opens at
eight o'clock in the morning.
The legitimate demand for
whiskey is supplied during day
light. and the dispenser having
el jscd up of business,
has an incciJtivo to reopen it to
make a sale. Under no form
of license is this possible. Be
sides it is a misdemeanor to
m.-ke saks in any way or at
any time except as the law pro
vide.-—Frank Leslie,
.4 Voices
Could .hardly express the
thanks of Himt r Hall, of West
L-'f;'tit, La. Listen why : A se
vere cold had settled on his
lungs causing a most obstinate
cough Several physicians said
he had consumption, Ixit could
not h-dphim. When all thought
lie was doomed he began to use
Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption and writbs—"it
oomph ;cly cured me and saved
my life. I now weigh 227
pounds.' 1 It's positively guar
antf d for Coughs, Colds and
i* 11 '■ • U'oiii)]cs. Price oOc and
SI.OO. Trial botties free at C.
L. Wilson's drug store. .
A CENTURY OF SPECIAL
ISTS.
The young man who would at
tain success this century must
be prepared for it by special
training and such practical edu
cation as has never been de
manded in tiio i istory of the
world. The tendency every line
of endeavor is towards central
isation towards great combina
tions of interests and the men
who would climb up to the
head of affairs or to responsible
positions must l»6 specialists.
There will .be little.hope in" this
century for the jack of all trades.
IA young man must know how
to do some one thing effectually
or he will not rise. On the
other hand the prizes were n'ever
so great nor the opportuifities
so promising, for the men who
have been trained to do one
thing well. Those who know
oi every thing, but have not
been trained to do one - thing
effectively will be relegated to
mediocre —Success.
JOHN A. MoKAY. E. F. YOUNG.
flip In S Mppfetnra Pn
i iiy siiiU S it, MISIKUj ifiylaiidlllig OU.
Edged Tool, 7: Y::uK-ry & Machine Works.
We have one of the largest n i I#--«l eqtu».p-d plants in the State. Come and see for your
selves. 30 Jut i: skilled i:i lliq d'.!V •••:. !sm:;-hes of our business.
SUMACH fNE TVAWUi WORK OF iCVEUY DESCRIPTION.^®
OLD ENGINES, BOIIJERS, SAW ILLS, AO MADE ALMOST AS GOOD AS NEW.
ALL KINDS IRON & BRASS CASTINGS.
» ' J X
Pulleys, Boxes, Post Hani? •••/. S. ; r Cellars, Shafting, Gar Wheels, dec constantly on hand
We also carry a largo slock of Pipe and Steam fi-.tiugs of ail kinds. Prices low down.
FINE ARCHITECTURAL CASTINGS A SPECIALTY.
-> , We ant • . for A. B. Farquliar Cos. & Erie City Iron
V r orl;Enuint.-. Boilers, Saw-Mills, Threshing Machinery
«fec. Also Southern Saw Works Mill Saws. All the above
" • sold at f.-otory prices ami fully warranted.
M '■ ~ '?£ ; - \*
. ! . v'/e arc ar.f.ng the largest Ik
' • "■ -• . S:.ite. Wi' make the bst ~ —/ —"
brßßmA*. ■ , , , . . , ... &\
r -: u- i„« ;mw v, ngiu. i,. •••• . ! . j jMJfcjvL--
: ,• t«ur«nlrr v>hU iw and run v./ -W
fr'. .. P io-riA. ,
fy, 7 ——
'j- 50 tons of old Cast Iron wanted at once. We also buy
old scrap brass. For catalogue, prices, or other informaiion
THE JUIIN A. MCKAY Jl'F'G. CO.
N. C.
The
©oxitlierri
Railway-
Announces the
Opening of the Winter
Tourist Season
And the placing
on sale of
Excursion 1 ick t/iti
To all prominent points in die
South. Southwest, West
incliS s Mexico , and
California.
Including
St. Augustine, Palm iSeaeh,
Miami, Jacksonville, lam
pa, Port Tampa, Bruns
wick, Thomasville,
Charleston, Aiken,
Augusta, Pin e
hurst, Aslieville,
Atlanta, New Or
leans, Memphis
and
THE LAND OF THE SKY.
Perfect Dining and Sleeping-
Car Service on all Trains.
See that your ticket reads
VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Ask any Ticket Agent for full
information, or address
I>. I„ VKHN"N. C. W. VXS'I I;UHV
Trav Ftt). Agt., : jj;l
- iIAKDWICK,
General Pas»c»iger A^wit.
J. V. r . A. I t
Traffic - 1 Mgr.
Siivetl «>l «rs»vi* s Sil'i'.iH ■
"I know I would long ago
have been in my grave," writes
Mrs. S. 11. Newsom, of Doca
tur, Ala., "if it bad not been
for Electric Bitters. For three
years I suffered untold agony
from the worst forms of Indi
gestion, Waterbmsh, Stomach
and Bowel Dyspepsia. But
this excellent medicine did me
a world of good. Since using
it I can eat heart fry and have
gained 3~> pounds." For Indi
gestion, Loss of Appetite, Stom
ach, Liver and Kidney troubles
Electric Bitters is a positive,
guaranteed cure. Only 50c at
C. L. Wilson's drug store.
"WINTER HOMES IN SUMMER
LANDS."
The above is the title of an
attractive booklet just issued by
the Passenger Department of
the Southern Railway. It is
beautifully illustrated and fully
describes the winter resorts of
the South. A copy may be
secured by sending a two-cent
stamp to S. H. Hard wick, G.
P. A.j Washington, D. 0.
OUIMIM, IM. C. JANUARY 1, 1902,
Sorno Hood Advice on Xeepmy
Positions.
You can hold your position if
you lit yourself to its mold so as
jto fill everv crevice. Be like a
cake. At first it is a soft, spon
gy dough, and is poured into a
i mold which it but half lills. As
it bakes, it rises, and crowds
j every (lejit in the mold. Not
! contented,- it bulges over the
I top; it makes a cake larger
' than the mold will hold. So,
young man and young woman,
be ia~£cr than your mold. Af
you ha\o filled every crease
'and crevice of your position,
' work out at the top. It is the
largest cake that brings the
most money.
Always keep your promises.
! Your employer will never ask
j vou to do more than is possible,
j Remember that an unfulfilled
i promise is as bad is an untruth.
Live within your means. Never
let a month pass you do not
put something in the bank.
Saving is the first great basic
principle in the foundation of
success. Dress neatly and
plainly, for an employer marks
;i man as a fool who apparels
himself with extravagance and
glaring colors. Never try to
win the favor of your employer
by slandering your fellow work
ers. Slander always sticks.
! Show kindness to your fellow
■employees, but do not let it be
I forced kindness, for that de
| serves no thanks. Resolve
! sio\v!y arid act quickly. Re
member it is better to be alone
than in bad company, that you
! cannot give your employer or
yourself full value, if you try to
' work after a night of dissipa
tion ; that silence, like cleanli
: ness, is akin to Godliness, and
that a clean conscience gives
sound sleep and good digestion
; and clothes one in an impreg
-1 nablecoat of mail.—Success.
r __
OPENING OF WINTER TOURIST
SEASON.
I The Southern Railway, which
! lines over the
3 | entire Soijtli and forms the im
s -portant link iu the great higli
" j way of tVavrl # between the North
1 and South, Florida, Cuba,.Mex-
R : ic\ the Pacific Coast and Cen
v tral America, announces for the
" winter of 1901 and 1902 the
1 most superb service ever offered,
'-i Its splendjd, Regular service will
e ; be augmented by the Southern
$! Palm Limited, a magnificent
L ' JPu 11 man tt-aiwwhich will be
"one-rated between New York
"land St. Augustine, Florida.
Si "
, .. v"*
t To lite I'eilllse.
1 i-sT
Allow i»e>fce> say a fe\> words
;in praise of Chamberlain's
R Cough Remedy. I had a very
j severe couglu and cold and
n j feared I would get pneumonia,
'but after the second dose
C of this medi'eiiie I felt better,
' j three bottles of it cured my cold
| and the pains in my chest dis
j. appeared entirely. lam most
e respectfully 'vours for health,
J. RALPH B. M'l-JYKKS, 64-T-hirty
sventii St. Wheeling, \V. Va.
''For sale by Hood & Grantham.
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.'
"JUDGE LYNCH" TOOK
JURISDICTION OF THE
CASE.
Governor Aycock issued an
order and commission yester
day the 28th for Judge Justice
to hold a special term of the
Northampton county criminal
court for the purpose of trying
the negro Jeter Mitchell, for the
crime of criminal assault upon
Mrs. I.ucinda Hall, but before
r he documents Wt the eity news
was received that an infuriated
squal of citizens had given
"Judge Lynch" jurisdiction
and Jeter Mitchell had already
suffered the death penalty, hav
ing been hung to a neighboring
tree.
Mr. L. I. Harris was here to
get the order for the extraordi
nary session of court and he had
the order and Judge Justice's
commission in his pocket ready
to return home when he received
a telegram stating that the ne
gro had bfien lynched and the
court would not be needed.
In speaking of the crime of
which the hegro was guilty Mr.
Harris said that Mrs. Lucinda
Hall, a white lady seventy years
old, and of the best families in
Eastern Carolina, started from
her home over to her son's
house, about half a mile away
on Christmas day. The path
led through a little skirt of
woods and in this lonely place
she was assaulted by the fiend,
who choked her and succeeded
in his diabolical purpose. The
outrage occured near Garys
burg.
The news of the crime spread
quickly and Mitchell was ar
rested within two hours and
positively identified as the crim
inal. He was then placed in
the Jackson jail. . Sentiment
ran high in righteous indigna
tion and last night he was
lynched.
It is generally pronounced
very unfortunate that the lynch
ing occured, especially inas
much as the Northampton au
thorities and Governor Aycock
were taking steps to mete out
the most speedy justice possible
to the criminal.—Morning Post
of Dec. 29th.
WILL NOT HIDE MY LIGHT
UNDER A BUSHEL.
GENTLEMEN : —I will not hide
my light under a bushel, for I
want the people to know what
your Gooch's Mexican Syrup
has done for me. For four
years I have been afflicted with
Asthma, and could not get any
thing to do me any good until I
got your Gooch's Mexican
Syrup. I took three bottles
and it cured me entirely. I give
you this hoping it may be the
means of saving some one from
a horrible and premature death.
Yours under obligations,
REV. THOS. B. WARWICK,
Scott Town, 0.
Consumptives try it. It cures
a simple cough as if by magic,
and is the best remedy for
whooping cough. Price 25
cents.
Papers In The State.
A F.'eveiw of North Carolina's
Periodicals.
There are 315 newspapers in
the State with a total circula
tion of 005,985.
These figures, which are ol>-
tai cd from advance sheets of
the forth-coming report of the
Commisbionr-r of Labor and
Printing, Mr. H. B. Varner,
show there are 31 more news
papers and publications in the
State this year than last.
Mitchell, Davie and Hyde are
the only three counties iu the
State that report no publica
tions of any kind.
There arc S morning dailies
with a circulation of 25,775 and
22 evening papers with a circu
lation of 22,735. The weeklies
lead with 193 in number and
circulation 253,601. Oth.-r pub
lications are reported as follows :
Semi-weekly 20, circulation 28,-
730; monthly 51, circulation
70,8-14 ; semi-monthly 10, circu
lation 15, G00 ; annually 5, circu
lation 177,900; semi-annually
1, circulation 500; bi-monthly
1, circulation 500 ; quarterly 4,
circulation 3,000.
The weekly papers show an
average circulation of 1,3C5 as
compared with GOO circulation
ten years ago. "Not only haw
the weekly papers improved in
circulation and influence, • but
they have improved wonderful
ly in mechanical appearance.
Tliere is one paper in the
Stale that has no subscription
price.
The Democratic papers lead
in number, of course, and tiit
most noticeable feature of the
report is the decline in the
number of Populist papers,
which were quite numerous
several years ago.
The politics, denomination,
and character of the various
publications is given as follows-;
Democratic, 145;. Republican,
*2O ; Independent, 33; Populist,
2 ; Baptist, 13 ; Methodist, 5 ;
Christian, 3: Moravian, 1;
Protestant Episcopal, 3; Re
formed church, 1 ; Presbyterian
5; Primitive Baptist, 3; Free
Will Baptist, 1 : Catholic, 1;
Religious 4 ; Quaker, 1; W. C.
T. U., 2 ; Labor. 1; Masonic, 1;
Independent Democratic, 11 ;
Almanac, 4; Lumber, 1; Holi
ness, 2 ; Golf, 1; Horticultural,
1 ; Pythian. 1; I. O. O. F., 1;
Educational, 14; Literary, 1;
Medical, 4; Agricultural, 3;
Tobacco, 1; Industrial, 2 ; Lit
erary and Industrial, 1; Poul-.
try, 1; Athlectic, 1; News, 6 ;
Law, 1; Textile, 3 ; Methodist
Episcopal, 1; Lutheran, 1;
Methodist Protestant, 1; Inde
pendent Republican, 1; Trade,
1; not given, 5. Total 315.
News & Observer.
Tlio. l»i iile of Jleroe*.
Many soldiers in the last war
wrote to say that for Scratches,
Bruises, Cuts, Wounds, Corns,
Sore Feet and Stiff Joints, Buck
len's Arnica Salve is the best in
world. Same for Burns, Scalds,
Boils, Ulcers, Skin Eruptions
and Piles. It cures or no pay.
Only 25c at C. L. Wilson's drug
store.
♦ •
NO ASSAULT ON THE
PRESIDENT.
Both at the White House and
British embassy an emphatic de
nial is made of the published
story of an assault alleged to
have been made upon the pres
ident Thursday afternoon'
The president himself says the
story is not true and authorize
the denial of it. LorcV Pa unci l
fote, the who is
said to have been a witness of
the assault, emphatically denis
the statement. The story of the
assault grew out of the fact that
an intoxicated man was lurching
along Massachusetts avenue
Thursday afternoon, as the Pres
ident was taking his daily walk
and that the man brushed
against the President. A Secret
Service officer arrested the man,
but it is said he was afterwards
released. A sensational story
that the President' had been'
struck in the presence of Lord
Pauncefote was printed in New
York to day.
j,
I'oilx it Attack.
"My wife was so ill that good
physicians wero unable to help
her," writes M. M. Austin, of
Winchester, Ir.d., "but was
completely cured by Dr. King's
New Life Pills." They work
wonders in stomach and liver
troubles. Cure constipation,
sick headache. 25c at C. L.
Wilson's drag store.
AfiP vm« WSQS A great many people suffer through ijmor-
HHL. tOU U anc o . They lo£t know that for aVI in flam
matiun tiiero is no remedy to equal Mexican MnatAng liinliacat*
ami easy way
and a sure way to treat a case of Sore
1 hroat in order to kill disease germs
and insure healtliy throat action is to.
take half a glassfull of water put into
it a teaspoonful of
Mexican Mustang
ment
nnd with this prargle the throat at frequent intervals.
Theri bathe tho outsi'le of the throat thoroughly with the linl- I
merit au.l after doing this pour some on n soft cloth and wrao '
around tho neck. It is a POSITIVE CURE.
25c., 50c. and SI.OO a Lottie.
IT RP YHIi have 1°"? been troubled a running
II itift i UL I eore or uleer. Treat it at once with MexC
eun Mustang Ldlm&uiit and you can depend upon a upeedy curs. .
HOW TO BOIL WATER.
It may seem presumptous to
suggest that few people know
how to boil waier, but such is
the case. The boiling point,
under ordinary atmospheric
pressure (sea level), is 212 de
grees Fahrenheit; this point
changes according to the lti
tuue. When bubbles, form on
the bottom of the kettle, come
clear to the surface and rupture
quietly, without making an eb
ulition, we have simmering.
At this point the thermometer
should register 180 degrees
Fahrenheit, and it is at this
temperature that we cook meats
and make soups. When th\
bubbles begin to form on the
sides and surface of the vs T
•and come toward the top of i lie
water, there is a motion in the
water, but it has not really
reached the boiling point. It
is only when the thermometer!
reaches 212 degrees Fahrenheit j
and the water is in rapid motion
that it can be said to boil; andj
at the atmosph ric gases stiil con
tinue to bo given off with th»
steam for a considerable time
the water has commenced to
boil rapidly; in fact it is oilii
cult to determine when the last
traces have been expelled. It
is safe to suppose, however,
that ten minutes' boiling will
free the water from its gases,
make it tastiess. and render it
unfit for the making of tear
coffee or other light infusions
of delicate material-—Mrs. S.
T. Rorer in Ladies Home Jour
nal.
IIOW TO BE BEAUTIFUL
If you want to have a good com
plexion, avoid grertsy foods,
cakes pastry and sweets as well
as all lightly seasoned dishes.
Don't eat between meais.
Eat plenty of fruit, fresh and
stewed, and green vegetables,
underdone b.-> f and mu'ton 4
white fish and ' milk piuldings.
Give up strong tea and cohee.
and if you find that any special
-food disagrees with you give it
up at once. Tiie atom, cli qtiioklv
reacts on the >kin and i;»ki*s re
venge by giving it a muddy
look.
GET ALL WE DESERVE
It can't 1)3 doubled that each one
of us wins jusr the place he is
entitled to. Sometimes we are
inclined to think that we have
in some way been overlooked in
the grand struggle ; that others
not so ranch entitled as we are
getting all the plums; that life
is'-a one-sided game any way, 5
and that -everything is con
sequently going to thedogs.The
man who thinks this overlooks
oiie grand truth, and that is that
the world is looking all the time
for the b*st things—the best
machinery, the best cows, the
best hor-es. tl\e best men. It
knows them when it sees them,
and it cannot be deceived. If
we do not get the top place it is
not because the world fails to
recognize us, but because we
have deceived our selves and
placed too high an estimate up
on our real -worth.-- Farm
'journal-
No 43
Roosevelt Inherits SIOO,OOO.
By a construction of the will
of an eccentric uncle, President
Roosevelt will, by a decision
handed down by; Justice Law
rpnc\..of the Court,
i-nheri.t,a
will i.tier ob ain a share in a
residuary estate valued at $50,.
0!0. ,
" Cornelius V. S. Roosevelt
du dat Maplewood, N.'J on
S •ptember 30th, 188 K. survived
on'} bv a widow. Siuce that
time the e-tate has been iu liii
gation.
On the death of the widow
certain annuities were to be
paid and the residue was to be
divided among twelve nieces
ij'.d in phewof v hom Theo
dore J loose vlt is one. Six of
these legate-s died.
Justice Lawrence decided
ttiac tilc residue of the estate
must be divided among the six
survivors; therefore President
IvKjsevelt will receive #50,000
now. and on tho death of the
annuitants *50,000 more.—New
l ork dispatch.
Si mi 9 Auditor Dixion lias is
s»;ed ! iters to a large number
of registers of deeds in various
counties advising them thai un
der t-lio law they can only coll
ect the merchants' tax provided
by the present revenue act from
January Ist, 1901,t0 January
l-t, 1902. 1 his tax is now in the
foi tn of a, purchase tax, the mer
chant being required to give in
the gross amount of his pur
chases during the year from
January to January and Auditor
Dixion's letter is tocorrect an
impression that the purchases
must be given in frym October!
1 his error was due,to tlie- facl
that the revenue act in oporatiou
ptior to the 1901 legislature pro
vided a merchants' tax on Jrihe
capital stock instead. of the gross
putchases and this was
given in for taxation in October.
Dr. Dixon says a large number
of tlin registers of»t!jeds are
mixed up on this matter.
n»c custom of exchanging
g'.fis at christmas becomes more
popular every year. While it ia
;i very proper and apropriate
custom yet it is one that loses
its appropriateness in too many
instances. It is the lore and
friendship prompting the gift. .
that is more appreciated than* *
its intrinsic value and yet too '
often k gifts! are madft-not from
love or friendship hut hi some in
stances from mercenary motives
hoping to recieve in exchange
a more valuable gift— or for the
sake of appearances only .Those
gifts are most appropriate and
most appreciated —giving the
most pleasure to the recipient
and donor—which are the re
sult of splf denial or one's own
labor and are expressive of a lov
ing heart and kindly feelings.—
Pittsboro Record.
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