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VOL. 1. NO. 4.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. WEDNESDAY, MAKCH 10, VAJJ.
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The Reins of Our
Government Ikre
Now in New Hands
Nearly Half a
Million lo Sec
The Inauguration
Blinding Snowstorm and Slush Inter
im Seriously with Program cl
the Ceremonies cf the Inaugura
lion cf tht Ntw President -Ue
Sixtieth Congress Inds and Ihe
Inaugural Ceremonies lake Plact
fa the Senile Chamber
It U now President WUliain
Howard Taft. It U no longer
President-elect Taft or President
Itoosevelt. U is K -President
lloosevelt.
Nearly half a million patriotic
Americans braved a blinding
anow storm last Thursday in
Washington to witness the : inaug
uration of tht; new Preside of
(he Umt'od States and the incom
ing of a new administration. I he
bliuard, the worst In 10 years at
the national capital, seriouidy
broke i;.to the t'ued program and
for the firt time since Andrew
Jackson's inaugural the oath of
tidlc was administered in the
Senate charier
The Sixtieth Congres came to
an end at noon and it glided into
the Slst -first - irsi-erv-eDUbly
that the change wa scarvi-ly no
ticeable. Thi tical art. though
unuiheiai insofar a the I louse
concerned. tok place in th Sen
ate chamUr, where both houses
witnessed the incoming of the
new adnu rust ration.
Rorvsevclt accompanied the
PresiJent-tJect down tne a!iltr
the chamber aroid enthusiastic
cheers from the vast audience.
Chief Justice puller administered
the oath to Mr. Taft, and the new
President at once began his in
augural address. Senator and
Representatives joined with the
galleries in applauding the. re
marks of' the President, stod a
wild outburst of cheers greeted
hi reference to the South, m
which he said:
I look forward with hoi to
increasing the already good ftvl
ing between the South and the
other section of the country.
My chief fun not to effect
a change in the electoral vote oi
the Southern State.. That i a
secondary consideration, W hat I
look forward to is an increase in
the tolerance of political views of
all kinds and their advocacy
throughout the South and the ex
istence of a respectable political
opposition in every State; even
m.wo iVin thU. to an increased
feeling on the part of all the peo
ple, in the South that this govern
ment b their government, and
its officers in their States aretheir
tifficers.
'The consideration of this
fiiwitkm cannot, haw ever. b com
plete and full without reference
to the negro race. The thirteenth
amendment sec urea tnem iree-
due proeesa of Uw. protection of
property and the pursuit of fcap-
pme&i; a.na toe ctteenia amen
mwnt mtlpmnteJ to secure the ne
gro against any deprivatkn of
v. . .i.-i . i. .i U..
ine pnvii igv so vvie,
was a negro. The thirteenth and
fourteenth amendments have
been Keneraily enforced and have
secured the obiecta for which
they were intended.
"While the fifteenth amend
ment Yxm not hwn generally ob
served ia the past, it ought
to he o&served, and the tendency
of Southern leiiilation to-day U
toward the enactment of eleet--ral
qualifications which shall
square with that amendment..
"Of course the mere adoption
of a constitutional law U oaly one
step in the right -direction. It
must be fairly anl justly enforc
ed as weli. In time Wth will
come. Hence it is clear to- att
that thjedominatioa of an igno
rant, irresponsible element can
-be prevented by costitutioua
laws which hall ciud from
voting both ney A and, white
not having d iatioa or othef
iUi.liIkatiuris thought to be nf c
etihiry fopu proiier electorate. "
Despite the edd wt-uther the
parade w as a notable event, and
thoiisands st-l in the slubh to gtt
a view of the presidential purty.
A brilliant ball and fireworks
were the features with which the
memorable day was closed.
Roosevelt and family left
Thursday afternoon for Oyster
Ilif u'Vi.vrM u Iwitrnwmnini' rt-
ception awaitetj them. The Kx-
rresident will leave at once lor
Africa to opend a year hunting
and traveling in the Dark Conti
nent. CtDARCRUH
lit Haiti and Pemrtal Para
graphs mm the Village by lt,e
Cape fear.
Cedar Creek, Nuv. 1.
The road force is now working
on the Wilmir.irton raid. It will
Ins quite a relief to the people determined upon and annoui.ee
travelmg that road when they'iuent has been made that these
im! to th old Nelun McNeill ! &r Ili-liiU-r IS-':t. The time
ane r,n that roa.i to nnu a iroou
hard road instead of the deep
sand that has lten there ftum'cui.thct itli (.ther fairs.
tune imnieniorial.
The triple are pleased with'
the idea that the new river bridge
is to have 'two sidewalks.
vv-in-.v u a vt-rv windv
-
day. and we had quite a stortn
8UHit the mhiaie ot ine uay.
Many tm in ieecnans were
blown down, and much diage
was done to fences and tele-
x
phone lines.
Mr. limes F. Vinson, who hai!
i twWI
teacher in the neighboring d&-
tricta, was marrietl to Miss Ullie
Ilarin on the 2,th ult.
Mr, (. H. ( vgdell. of hlease
ssccess.
Arruui Hurim. a verv irvud Col
orcxl citizen, lost barn contain-
uiwwui. w.i wiu v-o.-
ing about a bushels of corn on
the night of the tin.
Misa Kate Shaw spent the ilay
visiting in the vuiage batumay.
Mr. Jov McAlivtne, of Stelman.
w as a visiusr at Mr. J. II. Fair- u.wna along the i hio rivvr have
cloth's Sudav . voted to prohibit the side of
We hear that the wedding bells liquor,
are suon to ru;g and that ourefti-;
cienl road superintendent, Mr. The worst storm m years
Wise is to take unto himself a swept the n ii-d!e Atlantic Sea
wife. We hope the report is true ltrd from Norfolk to New York
and wish for him much success Thursday. Thousand of the in
and happiness. . augural visitor were tied up m
'The Younu me i are to have a' snowbound trams and telephone
public debate at the school house and telegraph hnes were om
next Saturday night. We hope idettly destroyed at many place
the public will honor them with Tnrte lives were lost off btaten
a gd attendance that night. j Island.
lie v. P T. Hritt preached at' . . . ,
CumbetUnd Union cburch Sun- The trial of (vl. temper and
day evening I son and ex-Sheritt harp, of
Mr.
We hope she wiU soon recover ? svSt
and live ta see several years yet, ; fe1. Sufruiu
The farmers are busy now aaving bwn consumed in
getting ready- to plant, and we takmg of testimony. Both
notice, ai usual, that they are cloiSej ttfSmK)ny last
preparing to plant a large cotton $atlirciav.
cap. It would be well for them
to tause and reflect before deci- e. Simmons ha;J been ap
dmgto plant too muck A re- intoUamember of lhe watcr
duction of per cent. . ra the .aconuniioncoftiulinKOffive
acreage would do vSkUn ot the Senate and
thing else to increase the price. .ven meiabers of the House.
' tant ever authorized by Congress.
Kstl Ubhh in faretfeiffiJe It U empowered to travel in ail
K rU.wn. th httinofUt ud the countries of the world and in
UtUier fon "Tt. Uudol the vestigate the study of nayigible
f t'?Se i F b is-directed to make a report t
. i To Z hi !'b. ,u 'Mnl Congress, follow ing this scudv of
;;8hhud bei UiMfj o..-:ibe. natonal and
iH ere of . lciti-u itb wah a vie w of a cprehe ive
Without uail uiinBto m ik. .transportation.
tm to hours. -IU Iviuta as :ei tr " V i . K
kfttus a button baaUf4 as aoy Kv. featfeer lno, t Ivb,
-ttte.aiaM hate btwd To will begio oeU Wdn-day even -
heai him b a genuine cisaaux of in ia th Utholio church a ser e
- a 6ffnrift less
leaaure to an. aadienoe.
. ,
Impoitant flews Public Debate
Briefly Told at Salemburg
Events of General Intern' Re-Dtlight1ul and hspirinq Schotl
ported for Ihe Convenience of tveniNews tides and Pet
Readers Who Are in a Hurrf. somls.
A. L. Sainton, a moulder, of j M.hurK. N C., March b.
Jtaleijrh, committed suicide early. Ihe IV-.'ic I )b;te gie.'i by thu
Saturday morning in his bed by ' Atl.u.un and Phil-.u-fbrfiC l.n-r-putting
a bullet in hisbrain. i 0 S-cictie.j Friday e-. uing,
. Ma.'i. !, 'At, v. a.-, i, idn ai. iiiU reit-
I'rtoidejit Taft has issued a if; "ccaeiuii aa4 hiidy enjovtd
call for a t-pecia! hession of the 1 y the large crowd preneot. 1h.
bixty iirtt congrLfcd tu convene ,Jettion: "Uc4ed, that in. .-n
March 15. The call do- not of aciiou have dune more fur th-:
mention the object for which the v..r!d than men of th.Hight."
sitecial session is convened. 1 '! o:. the atlirmative were
. .. ;i,,.4 Suoie llnjk, Mi. l.oyd
The saloons of Ljnchburg 0..tert, Mi Mat tie Koyal and
closed Friday night at ten o'clock M r. Henry Carr; on the negati ve
in conformity with the reajlt M -- Fanni.- Vann, Mr. Stewart
of the local option election held in F .ward, Mis Jol nnie Howard
December. The closing was j:iiet w- i Mr. M. Whi'e. The decision
and without unusual incident. ' aimittee. Dr. .. 1. Svkes, 1'roi.
Four uniucceasful attempts
have been made during the past 1
few days to burn up the .Ja.-kson r
county jail, at Webster. The d
attempts have heen unsuccessful a
because of the prisoners und(t
Sh-ritF VVorlev. . 0
r b
se eetel lor the Mate rair mis
year U such that there will 'be no
i !
NosjH.-ciie cpjKi.v.11. n was made
to thecontinnatioii fhnv member
the cahinet w hen the President
t!' M. hivlut o: nomina-
t,0ia rritluy. Ihe nominations
. , , ' f . m,tjncaionj
irrtident bv a Senate
Vh at he Senate was
organutu.
. ,,,, . . ,
.. n iM"
n.;iuiJg, kv uiuwwjwiw,
"i
- wv .i. .
, Ji?f'ce t0b"r'K l1fvVanu:!,!l'tb
. . . ... f criminal libel it
A decision was handed down in
an0hio countv court by Judge
w w m rull!ig lhat lu,uor
i, th.Mim.. rivr w.th-
rt.it violatiriiT the !a. Thia wil
guatl. handicap tin- work of the
drv. 'forces, as nearly alt the
urid tbruiotthwefo. The lev -
...... a.-,ti a . . 1 1 x n . ta l... S
tun www".. v.
K. M. ra .tr. :wr. ;n. Mr.u. Mia.
A. Howard and Mi.-i.-i Horence
iiican, found ijite a ta.k in
:;derifig a decision, as each one
so well in delivers', oratory
i argument, that it ;va.i difficult
KiV'e it to one t.. the exi Ki.-,i-n
t lie (Alier. but after due lie
deration and careful .-tu ly tliey
.--iered ti e decision in favor of
negative, with Mallenng
i.pliments to hot h sides.
I he program was extended by
. -i ic :
in.iic.
Mining chorda b
1 1st- ,-choid
:.-bv M.as
. - -".'w Ha-.e.-,.
I :ani a.'io; ..;;-
F ..el Howard,
1 :aia -.io. i.ai.ii.a ui.e
h Cb.liw.wuu.
. i.ano t-.. ,: I- mn v aise.
b
M -a lluul i .H..pvr.
.imitation: The Cmain
bv
Jl. Maggie Cuoper:
' v ho.us bv School: Oft In the
lc,u; Nlght, anj That Fairy bike
,
a - i 4IW.
i , ,
Mr. V iie Gilbert, w ho has
thifc ren in schix. here, came to
' he hate. as ua a r. v
. , un,K o1 JOnesiwro.ana .m
Hsher. of Koseboro.
l Sunday visiting friend
Mr. P. I.. lineman, of CoiFee
.prmgs. A a is v is:tmg at ir.
ti. 1.. S.vkcs, wiieie he joined his
.vife w h-i is n an et.ndod visit
to he! :
r
Mr. i F.
Ann f t
i irruiii. K
Mr. H -..rd"
li
vtrd and Mrs,
, se. era! dav at
. count, whh
d;.!uer.
Miss
liulili:
of the
.-.cho 1
M
ward, w ho has cnarue
iv vlejartmei.t m the
re.
Vaim a-ui brother
Henr. , w ':
arc i
u'ei, v ere
n:e
Thuifcday e filing on
acoui.
el the ui..iih oi their
aunt
at bases CreeK.. Mr. Joe
ai-o w ei.i"' home to the
t'jneral of Mrs. McPhail. his
grandmother. We sympathize
with them.
Mr. McKinney. who has been
on an extended visit to relatives
in W ashkigton, 1. C -has re
turned home much to tt.e delight
of her many friends.
The puhlic school here closed
kst Thursday but Miss Florence
Butler will continue a private
school
Rev. W. J. Jones went to the
closing exercises of Straw Pond
school Friday. March oth. where
he delivered the address.
Miss Mary Cole, a .popular
young t3dy of Carbonton, is
aniiinir several diivs with her
cousin, Mrs. W. J. Jones, at the
dormitory.
Miss Alice tJ-xlwin, of near
Fayetteviiie. b spending a w hile
with her sister. Mrs. Jim Cooper.
'Miss Kemeta and Henna Coop-
Saturday evening conuwimeptary
Uo these ,u,' lauie,,
Mis.es Kthel Herring and- inc.:
h eaterta;,vl S;Uur.
I There will bea uuisara! concert
!lVen ,U hc AT ,Uarl tT
.aay- evemng at .JO o clock. The
selections wiU be popular and
: classical. There will be moving
Admission 2 and lv
' .
F. M P.
I
Theyhre Voting in
Bunches Now in the
Index Prize Contest
WUKLi LQT1QH ?;w.ciV
Pikt Adantti1 Mi-r.lt Qtr,q lo
eui Draught snd Li;ti tpjt
Prices ;. ! ;':. i d .r.i.g the
pa.-t We eli I....I.-.I, ow !;V to 11.'-
'JV-Aas drouiit and better .-pot
markets. 1 here w re large ales
Ut some of tlie l.j centres of
.sfjt tradein this c cintry". includ
ing NY-w York, and I.; .erpo.d'
spot business also increased.
Prices for actual cotton advanced
on both sides of the water It is
believed that the March commit
ments for t-xoort are. very large
and tlie stock in NY-vv York is
,-teadily decreasing. Ihe south
has been buying there from time
to tune, and Liverpool, if it has
m.ld December and January, has
bought the near months presu
mably in liquidating straddled.
Tlie disposition among the
great mass of operators is to wait
to see w hether Texas is to get
rain soon. They are awaiting
also action on thetarilf and signs
of a revi val o business when the
tarn!' is out of thf w ay.
Swire Sforrn.
- .i.ri !tev li: was V is. i ted bv
note a .s. v re sl- rm last Wed
newlav. 'i ir- i v of a chimney
of the residence of M rs. Moore
on tin-en street was b! wn down
and a .arge hole made through
the ro-jf. the damage lteing esti
mateil at o0. A tenement house
belonging lo Mr. Jno. A. Oates,
near the cemetery, had the roof
blown off.
The storm seems to have
been general throughout central
and eastern Carolina. At Rocky
Mount it became so dark that the
trains were lighted up and ran
with lighted headlights, while
darkness in a similar degree pre
vailed for a few minutes in many
other place. Much damage re
sulted from the storm.
QOHiDS OrtOUCWIOX
Nimej bi the legisstore lot Tw.
Fcur and Six Yean.
Vise tirs.1 of the Cauuly Hoard
of- F iucition tJ bi umvl uudei
ths p.-a to have oulj uae member
retiru h! tLe eu.l f e-h t vo esri
(ro;:i lh- tirsl M h.uuv in Ja!yf
hia v r hive Ihs.-u sn.i?ctfvl ly
vi z't Asceml ly
I'Lu tie-v term'? itu ! ti e ii.oiiibrrj
f ttit' v-irioas boitdi .rj cot . i.l
,u the !iw Ha full ws:
' Sec'ioa 1 Tt at the following
nmfcd person are hereby sppoiat
ed niJiabcos of lb 3 Coualy t nrd
..f FJuetU u iu nod f r tbeir re
ptc'iv.e cotuties, the but uaid
ptriou tut eHvia oouuly f r Uu
It"-., vf two er from the hrt
5Jja.it) if July, PAR1, la &ee t-d
utmed pere:-a f r the term of four
years from the Sirtt Madjiy ef
Jaly, 1 VCft. ead the Ufct aa.ed
trton for each couat? for tbe
term of U er fruiu tse dret
M.ady c ( Ja y, lKt:
Cuaitriud Jao. N 1111, A.
D. Mc-UiU, Ja A iU
Rabeeoa E C Nje, J, K Ha
uler, Luciai McLe&a.
Setups ii V A, fctiizeil, F C
Diaie a. A F JohBt ja
bi lee A M Kelly. A MoA
CVuiiCii. N M P.eatty
UirDett O P.rtdley, l. M C -gi,
J K B ej.
(,Tbe bi.'l uxei tae tvfiide f. r
ail U;e c-aM-aiifr4 b-t d Lriut ouiy
f.K'g a our ter tilery )
Stf. I L Hash Improving.
Tae I 'i sag io-;-i f-e N-w
ud CLeTv?r is vf ej'fo J 'nn-r'.
'.. t ty ettevide, wh. t- Mr Nut
3.rved Ssof u ;si t r-
" Writi k' o h It.eud I i . ' e.tv
K -v L "L Nta'. cf tt 'a ; ta
ti u. iu eh-re of i : ? M-naisst
ehyuroh at tliitt pittv, s ,y tbat his'
eiokt e-- s.niy temferiry eae
and taat he hop' e to b- iwHi-i
preaching the goagvd m u aavrt
tiui lie ia now &t St. Lx'he
pital iu t,TTiuboro, wixere he U
biug titrated for a oervou t va
bh &ad expecU to b out ia nboul
two weeks &aa to go back to bie
work hsticg ao orgauio trouble.
Many New Ones
Ire Entering the
Lively Race
Mmi f ilfjn in ihz Rjce tail
Wtek Ham Muitiplitd Tht-.r Votes
and Qiliiis Hate Come in with
Goud Bandits cf Votes fj Qeqtn
Let Others loin the Rinks Wow
New Ones Yet Have a Chance
lo Wm UQ4I1 Takes Hustlmg
Subscripftins Coim tor the Ask'
ing. v
They've been v oilTng v, ith a
rush this week. The contest man
is kept busy as a bee checking
up and crediting the bunches of
.subscriptions and votes that are
coming into The Imu.x oilice.
livery day now tlie contest for
the seven gold watches and the
splendid writing desk that we
are going to give away is getting
warmer. In some districts they're
just simply hustling, and that's
what it will take to get one of the
prizes. And they're worth it. If
you come to Fayetfev ilie or if you
ke in Fayettevilie, g., to the
Fay ettev ilie Furniture 'Compa
ny 's store and See tha handsome
desk. It's a beauty. lYmember
lhe lady getting the largest mint
ier of votes in the entire contest
gets the desk. .Mi.-,.-. Nettie Les
lie, of District No. 1, is nearest
to it now, and she is going to get
it unless some one else hustles.
Put others are hustling and mul
tiplying their votes. Then there
are seven watches going mak
ing a total of eight grand prizes.
Four of the eighWrare going to
four ladies in Cumberland, one
to a lady in Robeson, one to Samp
son, one to Illaden and one to
Harnett. It's not too late for
new ones to enter the race. Get
busy.
Lead how it'? d -ne and then
read the names of thje vv hu are
doing it :
1. For the purposes of this
contest we have arrumivd the ter
ritory into eight districts, as fol
lows: 1. Cioss-Creek Township, Cum
berland county.-
Ll. All of Cumberland county
efUt of the Cape Fear Iiver.
0. Pearco's Mid. Irav's Creek
and K cktish Tow nships, Cum
berland county.
1. All of Cumberland county
west o: the l "ape Fear Uiver ex
cept the township. named m the
firs: and third districts.
o. Su:apsv.n county .
0. Bladen county.
7. Robeson county .
S. Harnett countv.
II. Every dollar paid on sub
scription entitles the payer to cast .
l,WX votes for any lady in the
district in which the subscriber
resides. Fifty cents entitles the
payer to cast 500 votes and Zfr
cents to cast 250. votes.
III. Any reputable white lady
may he voted for in this contest.
1Y. Subscribers living outside
of any of the distiicts uamed
'may -vote in any district they
c hoose. Pe rso 1 1 s w ho ha v e alrea
dy paid t'ur ine pa-tvr may vote
now by sending in their ballota
to The lxtt. Those who have
subscribed and did not pay can
and vote as. new subscribers.
V. F.aeh district will stand by
i;seif in this contest, and the '
ctreceiv:-igtne
votes 1". t.'iat
e tr.e prize a .
highest nua'yr o
district wiU rxver
geld watch.
L. tno ::ily
highest '-':"-.'-
entire tcrrit--.-.. :
over all. --stc. .
Lade's ve.vd Y it
receiving tne
votes in the
.v is, :i w inner
C uceiv ing a
Wi
eceive
. high
It IS 4
a handsome iu.i! cer-s;ivv
ly ;.i;shed Lady's IVa
teauunu and cos
mture.
vj. i-.ee o: tur-
VI I. Renewal, w ill ceunt just
as new; subscriptions.
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