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OBSERVER. I i cttevllle, N. C. THURSDAY, ... .JULY U, 1906 E. J. BALE, Editor and Proprietor. J. HALE, Jr., Business Manager. THE STATE CONVENTION. Notr. The editor of the Observ er was absent from home 00 Monday; Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, having gone to Greensboro as a dele gate to the Democratic State Conven tion. The fact has just been brought to hit attention that no report of that most important meeting appeared next day if) the new columns 'of this paper. That seemed quite astounding until, upon running over the files, it was noted that there was no next day's issuc-the convention having met on Tuesday and completed its work that night, and the next day being the 4th of July, a ''dies non' in this respect , While we have thus accounted for the absence of a news report in the next day's paper, we are unable to account for the other (act that Monday's issue contained no notice of the departure that day of ' the onlv delegates who went from Cumberland, these being Messrs. A. , S. Hall, Q. K. Nimocks and E. J.. Hale.,.. We. suppose the re ' porter was influenced by the pre vailing atmosphere of indifference concerning the convention thii year. arising from the circumstance that but one official was to be nominated and the result in that case being a foregone conclusion. But tne con vention was destined to take action of the most tremendous import in deed a lawyer of reputation declared that its action was "revolutionary." As the Observer has contained, in nearly every one of its issues for a " vear past articles which we have headed "Progress of the Revolution;' as the Observer has been preaching. in season and out, the necessity of - amending the constitution of the United States, so as to reform the senate, . and the judiciary, and to tax wealth, by way of an income tax," In some degree of a just relation to the protection which it enjoys at the hands of the government; as the "rev olutionary" action of the convention consisted of the adoption of a resolu- iion providing for precisely these re forms; as the adoption of this resolu tion was in reversal of the action of the . platform committee, an almost unheard of thing; as the platform committee enjoyed the unprecedented prestige of having for its chairman our senior United States senator, who is also chairman of the State execn tive committee of the party and called the convention to 'order; as the resolution adopted was the out- come 01 a mouon 10 irvcisc uie cum- mittee on the points mentioned, made by the editor of the Observer; and, ; as the long, exciting and memorable debate which followed his motion re sulted in the greatest victory in be- half of popular rights which has oc curred in North Carolina since the adoption of the State platform of 1896 and one of the very greatest in the history of the State for all these reasons our readers will see what great cause the Observer has, along with themselves, for rejoicing over : the outcome of this unheralded con- ventlon." , A Greensboro press telegram July 3 contained the following: ' The Democracy of North Carolina - through its representatives to con vention assembled here to-day placed itself on record as endorsing William Jennings Bryan for President in 1908 and presented to tne country a . suitable running mate, Charles B. Aycock, ex-Governor of North Caro lina. It stamped with its approval the legislation enacted in the Watts and Ward bills regulating the manulac ture and sale of liquor, voiced a de mand lor enlargement of the powers of the Corporation Commission and also demanded that connecting lines of railroads should make better con nections. fulfilling their schedule ob ligations in the interest of the travel ing public. The election of Franklin McNeill by an overwhelming vote an elec tion which was then made unani mouswas one of the features of the convention. . Another was the adoption of a reso lution providing for the enactment of t graduated income tax law, and the election of Senators and circuit and ' district court judges by the people. . THE CONVENTION OPEKS. . At twelve o'clock State Chairman F. M. Simmons called the convention to order, the delegates standing while Kev. Dr. G. H. Detwiler, pastor West Market Street Methodist church Greensboro, invoked the Divine bless ing on all that was done. The roll of counties was called, all being represented in person except the following: which were by proxy Camden; Clay, Bladen, Currituck Oreenet Hyde, Jackson, Mitchell. Perquimans, Sampson Swain,, Tyr rell, warren, ana wasnwgton. , CRAIG TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN The convention was then declared organized, and the first applause sounded through the hall when .Locke Craig, of Buncombe, was intro duced by Chairman Simmons a4em porary chairman. " George P. Pell, representing Gov ernor Cleniff read a number of recom mendations from the Governor, many o? them being received with great applause. . , AYCOCK PERMANENT CHAIRMAN me committee on permanent or Eaim.atioa reported C. B. Aycock for chairman; F. B. Arendell, secretary, Governor Aycock made ft short RPtfeli, causing much applause. The following resolutions were sub mitted, read ami referred to the com ri lU'e on platform and resolutions By Cotton Manufacturers Associa tion, commending Senator Overman nd endorsing his bill in behalf of the Southern manufacturers. ly Major E. J. Hale, favoring election of United States Senators and Federal Judges by the people,' and endorsing W. J. Bryan for the Presidency in 1908. By W. Graham, instructing the cor poration commission to exercise its preseut powers and recommending their enlargement " f "The resolutions' endor&ing Bryan, and concerning election of Senators by the people, etc., were rejected by the platform committee. - , The nominations of judges were then reported and endorse-" as fol lows: First District Q. W. Ward; Third, O. H. Guion; Fifth, O. H. Al len; Seventh, C. C. Lyon; Ninth, J. C. Biggs; Twelfth, J. L. Webb. ? FOR CORPORATION COMMISSIONER. Presentation of candidates for nom ination as corporation commissioner was made. Judge R. C Strudwick presented Jacob A. ; Long, of 'Ala mance. Cameron Morrison, of Char lotte, presented Franklin McNeill to succeed himself. IClisha Lewis, of Kinston, nominated S. O, Middle ton, of Duplin. The ballot resulted : McNeill, 521; Long, 179; Middle- ton, 71. - McNeill s nomination, on motion of friends, of Long and Middletoa, was made unanimous. Pending the announcement of the ballot. Senator Overman, being called on, made a powerful, short speech which evoked enthusiasm, especially the portion re counting the rapacity of railroads and other monopolies. THE PtATFORM COMMITTEE. The committee on platform and res olutions was composed of the follow ing members, chosen-by the several district caucuses : W. G. Lamb, F. A. Woodard, C. E. Foy, F. M. Simmons, R- L. Holt Q- K. Nimocks, D. E. Mclver, R. A. Doughton, R. L. Durham, X P. Kerr. SIXTH DISTRICT COMMITTEE-MEN. Members of Executive Committee : W. H. Bernard, of New Hanover; E. McCutloch, of Bladen; R. H. Powell, of Columbus; Geo. H. Belkniy, of Brunswick. . - Platform Committeeman. Q. K. Nimocks, of Cumberland. Credentials Committeeman. R. S. Barnes, of Robeson. Permanent Organization Commit teeman. George H. Bellamy, ...of Brunswick. YAM AT TIE LONDON BANQUET. A London press dispatch, dated July 4th, gives this interesting account of the prelude to Mr. Bryan's formal speech as guest of the American Soci ety at their Fourth of July dinner : William J. Bryan was the central figure at the Independence Day din ner of the American Society at the Hotel Cecil to-night Nearly 500 members and guests surrounded the Society's board and cheered patriotic senumenu wild me peculiar zesi born of exile. Ambassador Whitelaw Reid and Mr. Bryan engaged in some sharp but good-humored railery and banter over political differences, the crowd evincing their enjoyment of the sport with cheers and shouts oi lauchter. f ' Mr. Reid, in responding to Sir Wil-1 barn Richmond S graceful proposal of his health, said with reference to Mr. Bryan : V,; "At home, as a citizen, I have open .y and squarely opposed him at every stage of his conspicuous career. lam reasonably sure that when i return home I shall continue to do the same. I believe he to-night is as well satis fied as I am, though by different rea soning, mat tne country we twin love and try to serve has not been ruined by its gold. Abroad, as the official representative of the American people without distinction as to party, I am glad to welcome him here as atypical American whose whole life has been lived in the daylight and one whom such great hosts of my countrymen have long trusted and honored." ' BRYAN'S GRACEFUL REPARTEE. Mr Bryan, rising amid laughter and cheers, said: , , , "The temptation to make a politi cal speech is strong within me. have not had a chance to do so for ten months. - However, I will restrain myself. With reference to the Am bassador's remarks on gold, I wish to say that when I see the progress my country has made walking on one leg, I wonder what it would heve done walking on two legs. It is pleasing to testify that the Ambassador not only has fought me, but that he has done it well. No American rejoices more than I that he is three thousand miles from his base. While abroad have met many good Republicans holding office and I only wish there were enough offices abroad to take all the Republicans out of my country.' Chairman F. W. Jones proposed the health of King Edward, and Haywood Greenwood, president of the Canadian Society and member cf Parliament for the city of York, proposed the health or President Roosevelt When they arose to drink the crowd discov ered Mrs. Nicholas Longworth in the gallery and cheered and drank to her. - Following the passage between Am bassador Reid and Mr. Bryan, the latter read his formal speech. : He also said among other things: "Our country has reason to congratu late itself upon the success of Presi dent Roosevelt in hastening peace between Russia and Japan. Through him our nation won a moral victory more glorious than a victory in war. Ring Edward has also shown himself a promoter of arbitration, and a large number of members of Parliament are enlisted in the same work.- It means much that the two great En glish-speaking nations -are thus ar rayed on the side ol peace. - --"Society has'passed through1 a pe riod of aggrandizement the nations taking what they had the strength to take, and holding what they had the power to hold. But we are already entering a Second eraan era in which the nations discuss not merely what they can do, but what they should do, considering justice to be more impor tant than physical prowess, in tri bunals like that of The Hague the chosen representatives of the nations weigh questions of right and wrong. and give small nations an equal hear ing with the great and a decree ac cording to conscience. This marks an immeasurable advance. But is not another step yet to be taken? Justice fti-r all is cold and pulseless, a nega tive virtue. The world uceds some thing warmer, wore generous. Harui lessness is better than hannfulness. But positive helpfulness is vastly su perior to harmlessness, and we still have before us a larger, nigner aesu nv of sen-ice. Even now there are signs of the approach of this third era, not so much in the actions of governments as in the growing ten dency of men and women in many lauds to contribute their means, in some cases their lives, to the intel lectual, moral awakening of those who sit in darkness. Nowhere are those signs more abundant than in oar own beloved land. Before the sun sets on one of these new centers of civiliza tion it rises upon another. As we are gathered to-night in England's capital, permit me to con clude with a sentiment suggested by piece of statuary at Windsor Castle. It represents Queen Victoria beside her consort One of his arms is about her and the other points upwards. The sculptor told in marble an elo quent story of strength, coupled with tenderness, love rewarded by trust, sorrow brightened by hope, , He told the story so plainly that in was hard ly necessary to chisel the words ; " 'Allured to brighter worlds and led the way.' : It was a beautiful conception, more beahtUul than that which gave the orld the Greek Slave, the Dying Gladiator or the Goddess Athene. It embodies the idea which with the ex panding feeling of comradeship makes applicable the association of nations as well as the relations of husband and wife. Let us indulge in the hope that our nation may so measure up to its gTeat opportunities and so bear its share in the White Man Burden as to earn the right to symbolize its progress by a similar figure. If it has been allured by Providence to a higher ground may it lead the way in winning the confidence of those who follow it and in exhibiting the spirit of Hinuwho said : " " " "If I am lifted up I will draw all men unto me,' " , .', rMr. Brno's speech in fall, as printed in Saturday's Observer, then followed. . mi j' 1 . v SALMAGUNDI'S COMMENTS. ! Cameron, N. C, July 7, o6. Mr. Editor : The "Money Mad Nation," ' by President Schurman, in your last week's paper, is a rouser. Will it awaken those that sleep, as it were, on the brink of belching Vesuvius f Ye cannot serve God and mammon." said the Master to his audience. "No-man. can serve. two masters." Hence, a waning Christianity and lug mammon ism. : Did the Lorq mean what he said? ' ' .-' ' Reader, whosoever is devoting all their energies to the getting of money is not serving God. His accepted message tells yon so Do yon believe him, or, like the Sunday-school teach er we told about do yon trunk be did not mean what he said, but was just joking? Some old miser we guess Cameeie-ris a little uneasy. JNo wonder ! When a man finds himself in possession of, and controlling from two to ten millions of dollars, and re members that scripture provided he has made a pretense of believing no wonder he is trying to unload 1 But building schools and churches, and arranging reading-rooms for the con venience of idlers, who prefer fiction to truth, may not be acceptable penance. Under the law, the money realized from the sale of dog, was not acr ceptable m the treasury of tne Lord. But the law required, if some one had wronged his fellow in. some instance, a restoration of four-fold. Carnegie is, we believe, a steel king, and if his millions have come from the extor tion practised upon his customers, to make restitution, ' he Should give those customers free rails and roofing, fencing, plows, hoes, reapers, mowers, nails, etc,' until they cried : Hold enough 1 Then he would feel better, if his real desire is to do good, of right the wrong done. If we wrong our fellows out of their rights, and then try to pacify them by some cheap clap-traps, we become more obnoxi ous to them;, but if we make full res toration, they will forgive us, even if they cannot forget Now, reader, don't fly off the han die and say Sal is gone daft again We admire the pluck of the "Captains of Industries." but see here : The captain's salary is too much, and he makes a misrepresentation to them when he tells them that he is protect ing them against having to compete with low wage earners of foreign countries; he commits the sin' ot omission by concealing the cost of living, when compared it gives the ad vantage in favor of the foreigner, and he can save the most money, and his captain's salary is not so nigh, and consequently millionaires are not so numerous, neither do paupers multi ply so fast There the wealth is taxed here the poverty is taxed; here the policemen stirs up strife, and there he makes peace. Here the people are respectable according to the size of the money and clothes npon their person; there, according to their true merits. Why is this so? Because they are the older nations. Experi ence has taught them more; neces sitythe mother of invention has shown them that extravagance is not one of the cardinal virtues. It is an encouraging sign- to see men occupying such position as does President Schuman proclaiming the truth to the world, somebody will catch the contagion. ' It will be epi demic in the land, then bossism politics, graft in so-called business, and hypocrisy in the religions world will be discouraged and finally forced back to this original abode, to the last ditch on the premises of his Satanic majesty. The devil has doubtless made the most of his influence for the last forty years, his majorities in all contests were flattering; he waxed strong, but forbearance is neanng the limit There must be a waning of power. He was . granted the privilege of afflicting Job, but he was limited in that also, tlx power of th wicked is not absolute, the waves of the sea sometimes roll mountain high, but they are broken upon the shore. No power shall ' prevail against God. When Moses saw the Israelites dano ing around the golden calf, and was provoked ' to declare war, he only called for volunteers who were on the Lord's side of the question. . Gideon chose those whom he knew watched as well as they - prayed. Common sense always makes haste slowly, sets her foot on a firm foundation then goes cautiously, advances and puts to flight the most stubborn ad- world, Then, in the language of I iah, strong H us face- the future with courage and with faith, for of all the ages that have come and gone not one has such hope for humanity as the twentieth century. The grapes are rotting very badly in bur section of country. One old man said : No wonder they rot, the people make wine out of them, drink it and get drunk on it. Too bad t to bad ! Don't you thiuk so, Sal ? But we were not thinking about it, and we said : Old Noah didn't know any better than to make wine and get drunk and go to sleep in the tent, but when, he woke up lrom that drunk, Ham catched the patching. Therefore we don't meddle with a man's busi ness, especially on his own premises. And the Apostle Peter wrote a letter about two thousand years after that to some strangers and told them that Noah was a preacher of righteous ness. Touch not mine annotated; do my prophets no harm, said the Great Am I Then we try to be careful lest we do wrong. Some of them may be making wine. As ever, ' ' Salmagundi. rAYETTEVILLrS COLO EN FLOOD. Capi. McNeill la a Happy Vela. Editor Observer: There is an old saying that "there is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at Its flood, leads on to for tune."). This trueism can also equal ly be applied to towns and cities, and it looks to me as if the "tide" was right up against this good old town of ours right now. Withsthe Raleigh and South port R. R. giving ns another freight and passenger connection with all sec tions; withrthe great work of the canalization of the Cape Fear river, giving us navigable water transporta tion; with all of our varied industries prospering and running on full time; with the Victory Manufacturing Co. a fixed fact and at work upon their new mill; with the erection of the two splendid new and up-to-date banking bouses, and the largely in creased working capital of one two banks; with the organization and re markable success of the Southern Life Insurance Co.; with the con tracts that have been, placed to re build the recently -burned business block in for better shape than before; with the erection of the modern cot ton storage warehouse, and the spirit of our people in subscribing to the stock of the same; with the complete reorganization of 'the Cumberland County Agricultural, Society," and the full assurance that we will have this Fall such a fair and gala week as never before; with the spirit of onr people as expressed in the speeches of our citizens at the 4th of July meet ing, and last but not least the pas sage of the bill bjr Congress, giving ns a 160,000 government building, in a measure commensurate with onr importance: all of these things, to gether with the general prosperity of or. rural population, owing to the good crops and fair prices for the past two or three years,- and the prospect for another fine crop harvest this Fall at good prices, not only makes me fee good and joyful, but also impels me to call the attention of my fellow citizens id both town and country to the same facts, and urge upon them to join in the glad song and "get in the push" that leads on to "fortune." I know 'we need better streets, bet ter telephone service, and less blind tiger liquor, hut let's appreciate what we nave got, mane a strenuous dusi ness-like effort to get what we ,want and have not got and, above all things, let the world know that tht best place to live and do business is right here in Fayetteville the gar den spot of the earth. - 1. J. D. MCN. - CHEAT WIT COMPOUNDED, W DART, . ' Or ASMNINE DAY AND ATM. i CAN CUFF AW. I . ; ParthaOteeiver. . .' .-' A man there was, in the recent past of most unpromising begin nings, who later on caused his name to be known and honored around the world. Two or three States 4 have since been claiming the honor of his origin, tutelage, and ownership. The New World bowed to his mandate. and the Old one to the potency' of his frown. For asserbveness, origin ality, far-seeing insight force of will, inborn genius, and adaptability , to every position, he left his impress on his age as few have done in any land or age.' .- Before reaching the Chief Magis tracy of his country, he had fought and won, all things considered, the most wonderful battle of which his tory makes mention.. Scorninsr re- domination for a third term, for the highest position in the nation, which he, perhaps, of all others, might have reached, he named his successor it might be added, his successors and impressed his policy upon succeed- in? aires. . - - ' - Incredible as it may seem, small- fry witlings have, of late, selected this superb" man, this phenomenal man, as a target for their puny shafts of badinage and ridicule. 7 The latest of these is a magazine writer bv the name f Lewis (Alfred Henry LewIsJT we believe, who undertakes to sharp en his wit, at bis expense, by his facetiousness. AsASpecunen of this, he has invented a new-coined pseu donym for the great man, and dubs him "The horse-faced Andy,". - The absurd soubriquet strikes his fancy with such force that he employs it no less than a dozen times on a single page of the magazine. Not content with this climax of absurdity, the creature has the low-bred effrontery to assail the .honored wife of this 'illustrious man and to allude to her in constant recurring reproach as the "blooming Rachel." a lady who was known and honored throughout the Dounas 01 ner state tor her beautiful home-life and Christian charities, and well held sway of the imperious will of her great husband, as none other ever did. If the article aluded to is to' be taken as a sample of the ellow's ex quisite humor, the periodical which gives him chance to air his new fledged importance should be known and recognized and tabooed from this time forward, and himself consigned to his innate insignificance! . The article referred to is, if I am hot mistaken, designated "The Storv of Andrew Jackson," and story it might be dubbed under a broader pseudonym, for it is replete with in vention, to call it by no harsher name, from beginning to end. - W.J. 6 rAtmt vats .EvisnYED. ". Ha Great Future aa freacal Freaper(ty To the Editor op the Observer : A former resident of Fayetteville ns is the writer), coming unotvthe scene at this time, must needs be im pressed with the business situation arid outlook here, so manifestly supe rior is it to that of any period for a generation. Paradoxical as it may seem, it can be truthfully said that someot the elements which in the past were causes that wrought dis aster and compelled depression have since been transformed into effects that have brought are now bringing and will continue to bring prosperity and a revival of business activity. . For more than a decade after the Civil War, when the town lay" pros trate and gasping amid the rain and desolation which was its heritage from that struggle, railroads built through this and adjacent States rapidly diverted its former extensive wholesale business "to other towns and sections. Then was left only the contiguous country insufficient to maintain a town ot 5,000 population the business territory of this community. Of local capital there was little, and conditions were repel lant to foreign business enterprise. Those were dark days for the old town the clouds hnng low. 1 " ,- But as the Observer quoted, from time to time, in its patriotic efforts to cheer the people, "Fayetteville was bound to shine," The Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley road was con ceived, and the clouds lifted a bit The Atlantic Coast Line made the town a station on its trunk line, and there was a rift in the clouds. But not for long. The roads proved a dis appointmentalmost boomerang. The removal of the railroad shops, the final dismemberment of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley all this needs no rehearsal here. Meantime, along these roads, from Greensboro to Bennettsville and from Wilson to the South Carolina line, settlements had become villages and villages had grown to towns; new mercantile es tablish meats were dotting every mile of the tracks; and then we realized with s start of dismay that the roads were bringing us competitors, not customers, as far as the retail trade was concerned. All this by way of preface. It Is ancient history, and is set down here not for purposes of enlightenment, but to point a moral. ' . : The scene has shifted; the local sit uation is altogether different from that of any former period! the com mercial characteristics of the town have already changed, but are stiU ? ? .1 L. cnanginfr more rapiuiv man iue peo ple realize. In a word, and to the point, the business future of the town whether or not the people sq will it must be, from the very logic of the situation, more particularly as a job bing and manufacturing center. Our present transportation facilities sug gest it; those of the near future will demand it ' Our water facilities are now really incipient; the- splendid project oi the canalization pf the up per Cape Fear which was nothing short of an inspiration so intelli gently initiated and so sedulously fostered by the Editor of the Obser ver, will, when effected, make of the town a port of entry and will. jforever compel freight rates equal to any competition. Our railroad facilities, while already good, ; will be vastly increased and bettered if projected railroads pointing this way terminate happily for the town,. The pew Raleigh & Soutiport road probably means much more than is generally realized, because it will necessarily become a link in one of the trunk-line system's; and if a digression will be pardoned, it may be said, in passing. that its promoter and builder has es tablished himself in a strategic posi tion where he can dictate terms to the three railway system" naturally in terested in his road.' ihe Atlantic Coast Line needs it by which to enter Raleigh; the Southern would .find it valuable as a port terminal at Wil mington; and the Seabord could nse it profitably to get into the upper uape rear section, from which it is now excluded. It would appear, therefore, that it will be a case of the longest pole and the persimmon, and iros-fiur standpoint it is much to be desired that it may pass into the con trol of the Seaboard or the Southern; but in any event it helps to render rayetteville s position more impreg nable if our people but improve their opportunities. ,. 4 To sum up and to rereatwru situ ation, our facilities, our advantages and our-necessities, dictate that the future growth of the town must be in a great measure along' the lines 01 jobbing and manufacturing; : rea sons already given will temporarily, at least tend to restrict the . retail trade. But if we are to build we must be alert, we must be diligent and, above all, we must be united. Petty differences must be sunk, and there must be unity and concert of action. The useful Chamber of Commerce af fords a nucleus and basis around which to rally, if the citizens will continue to maintain and encourage it and extend its beneficent opera tions. It has already accomplished much, but under its efficient and in telligent management it can accom plish much more. It-was -years ago when Atlanta, without natural ad vantages, with railroad facilities un equal then to ours at the present time. and without water enough to bathe its population, hd already become the leading jobbing center of the South. It has since continued to grow by leaps and bounds. Unity and con cert of action accomplished it the "Atlanta spirit" as they say.; It rests primarily with the citizens of Fayetteville to determine whether this shall remain a town or become a city. . " " J. R. M. Fayetteville; N. C, July 7, 1906. Try a little KODOL FOR DYSPEPSIA after your meals. Many stomach e are overworked to the point where titer re fuse to go further. Kodol digest your food and aire the stomach the rest it needs, while its reconstructive proper ties eet the ttomach hark Inta - mnrV. ing order. Kodol relieve flatulence, sour nomacn, palpitation of the heart, belching, etcBoldby Annfleld A Green- A dose of Pine-tile at hrA tim. w ill usually relieve backache, before morn ing. These beautiful little globules are soft gelatine coated and when niouticuea ana piacea in the mouth you can 1 Keep irom swallowing them Pine-uies contain neither sugar nor alcohol just gums and resins ob tained from our own native pine for ests, combined with nth e11.vnn. bladder, kidney, blood and backache rmcutCB. tsoia py juC&cuian ft Co, T1 f 4 N BaAVI'.D PAM, i)rt)i)ijiinti of the OIerv, , Mints, July 9, 1900. Mr. Editor: I, being a purchaser of timber, have encountered an impediment in the way of obtaining title to real estate in Beaver Dam Township, so through your columns I beg to call attention of those interested, to fact of the re cords of deeds for real estate in said township . being very incomplete, which is due to the annexation of this township to Cumberland county, and also the original records (all ex cept one book if I am informed cor rectly) ot Bladen county having been destroyed by fire some years ago.. I have in diuerent cases found real estate owners resting easy, thinking that their deeds were properly re corded, and true their deeds did show certificate of record reference, but on investigation I found records had been destroyed, and there are cases now in my knowledge, where parties have unfortunately lost their origi nal deeds and record is also destroy ed, and in such cases the owner is practically without title to his prop erty. . ' Those who have original deeds can easily get certificate from clerk of court of Bladen which will be recog nized by clerk of court of Cumber land and properly recorded in Cum berland county." , . ., Those who have neither deed nor record will have to seek, remedy, but I ntve and insist- for protection of ourselves and general interest of township, that steps be taken at once to correct this state of anairs. Now we only have a very few gray heads who can point out and locate original landmarks and this adjustment cast be done now much more accurately than after they shall have' passed away.- Remember that this circum stance will not he healed by time but made more complicated and difficult to adjust ; MOODY U. DiatARD. Hayae Iteaa. , - Miss May Bullard is visiting rela tives near Fayetteville. Mr. Clarence Bullard returned from the Highsmith hospital much im proved a few days ago. Mr, T.. P. Bullard, who has been working at Roseboro, is at home. - Misses Annie Bullard and Cornie Maxwell, of Stedmau, are visiting relatives here. 7": Mr. John Cole and family are in our neighborhood visiting relatives. Miss Sutie Home, from near Fay etteville, is visiting in this section. Mr.- E. M. Bullard visited near Fayetteville last Sunday., Miss Eva McLamb." of Newton Grove is visiting relatives here. Miss Lizzie Sessoms, who has been quite sick, is improving. ' ' - : - Misses Pauline Jackson and Bonnie Sessoms have returned from an ex tended trip to Bladen. ' -; - All our young people went to the picnic down at Mr. Lowe's on the 4th and had a very pleasant time. The speakers of the occasion were: Hon. T. & Owen, Prof. Edwards, Messrs. R. L. Crumpler, Fowler and Tom Simmons. The music and. dancing were both fine and enjoyable. . Mr. William H. Bullard is spend ing this week in Raleigh. ' They are getting up a party here-to go to the White Lake. You had bet ter join them before it is too late. , Violet.; matthews maxwell. ' ; At 9:30 o'clock on Sunday morn ing, July 8, iqo6, a beautiful marriage scene was enacted at the residence of Mr. Hinton Maxwell, in the union of his beautiful and charming daughter, Miss Pearl, to Mr. C B, Matthews, of Antilusia, Ala. The ceremony was performed by Rev. L. H. Joy ner, of oieuman, an xne presence 01 a number of friends and relatives. Immediate ly after the ceremony, the bride and groom left for Fayetteville, where they took the 5 o'clock train for Antilusia their future home. Their many friends wish for them a long ajid happy wedded life. -. THE FIRST TRAIN OF THE KALEICH AND SOUHTOKT. f Craaeea Bay Street a t5, Wllkoat Fnaa .- e Featbcra. The first train of the Raleigh & Southport Railroad, the. last link of which between this city and Raleigh was completed Jate yesterday even ing," rolled into Fayetteville from Raleigh ' at "exactly 9:45 ' o'clock; President John A. Mills, Chief En gineer Jerr? Respasa, and Assistant General Manager Ricks, of the Ral eigh & Southport, together with a number of citizens of Fayetteville, boarded the train at the city limits and made the trip through town, The train was ' cheered along the route, and President Mills an Messrs. Respass and Ricks were given three rousing cheers by .the passengers in the coaches., There, was no other demonstration, not even the engin eer's whistle being blown. . . '. The train began on its regular schedule .this, morning, leaving here at 6:15 o'clock. President Mills says that he expects to have a train arriv ing in Fayetteville in the morning andoing-ttt4 the afternoon, in about thirty days. A train will also be put on to leave here shortly after 11 o'clock; within the next month or two. -j - The first train out this morning carried as passengers President Mills, Mr. T. .. II. McGeachy, and several others.' i.-., T Bedeele-AIexetoa Hoailelde. A dispatch from Clinton says: ' J. T. Bedsole shot and killed Dan Alexston on an excursion train last Saturday night near Autryville, Samp son county. A phone message was received here to-day by F. R. Cooper, Esq,, attorney for Bedsole, stating that he would come to Clinton at once and surrender to the Sheriff, and want ed his' preliminary trial at once. County Coroner J. P, Parker Was ad vised by wire Monday and went at once to investigate. The first infor tnation received was a telegram from Bedsole himself to the Sheriff on Sunday morning. It was sent from Wade and read as follows: "Killed man near Autryville last night; want to surrender; advise." Self-defense il i claimed. ., The trial will likely be gin to-morrow, Bedsole was tried at Clinton yester day, and was acquitted on the ground of self-defense. Aldorman pole. A treat many of the farmers are about through laying by their crops in this section. They seera to be wearin? a long face over the cotton crop, but the corn is very good. The young loiics naa quue a sweu around here (Alderman) yesterday. There was a oicuic and children's day at Marvin Saturday, July 7th, which was said to have been enjoyed b those u'ho were present Rev. Mr. Daily filled his regular appointment at Marvin Sunday; he preached a fine sermon to a large congregation, The protracted meet ing will begin there lue nrst aunuay morning in August. Miss Sallie Hair and her cousin, Mr. Ras Hair, were in this section Saturday, -; - ,. Mr. Frank Underwood, ot Farkton, N. C.,- was in this neighborhood Sunday. ' r . ' '" - Miss Hazel Cooper, of Sampson county, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. A, A McQueen. . :,". .. '" - Master Oscar Tolar spent last week visiting relatives in Flea Hill. Miss Care Gainey and her brother, Mt Walter, took dinner at Mr G. L. Breece's Sunday, ' ""' . : ' , Mrs. Melissa Hall and daughter Ethel spent Saturday night and Sun day in Flea Hill. - . ; Mrs. Stamps, of Raleigh, N. C," is visiting at the home of her brother-in-law, Prof. Stamps. L Mr. Thomas Evans, of Brunt, was a caller in this section Sunday after noon. - Mrs. F. C McQueen and daughter, Armenia, are expected to return home this week after spending a month in Texas. :- r . .. .''.. '. : . Messrs. J. K. talbot and Lacy Bol ton, of Flea Hill, attended the picnic at Marvin Saturday. " r Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Rackley spent last Wednesday in Seventy-First . . Miss Attie Jones, one of the-nurses in St Luke's Hospital, is spending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Heman Jones. , - '. Messrs.: Thomas and Rob. Evans spent Saturday night with their cous in, Mr. Walter Clark. Mrs. Eliza Clark has returned home after spending quite a while with rel atives at Rennert, : Brunt and other places. - ' 4 The Hope Mills base ball boys crossed bats with the Alderman boys, on the latter's ground, Saturday, the score being one to five in favor .of Hope Mills, ' ' - ... - , . ' . Blue-Eyed Daisy, " Cottoa Itaaia. - A good number of our citizens at tended Children's Day ; exercises and ic uic at Marvin . Methodist church last Saturday. ,. The Sunday School scholars at the Methodist church at Hope Mills No. 2 are making arrangements for Chil dren's Day and pic nic. . : - The house known as the Emmett house, not far from here, and belone ing to Mr. John McPhail. was burned Sunday evening about 3 p. m; The fire is said to have been caused by a detective flue. It was occupied by Mr. Newton. Most of his effects were saved. "It is reported that the build ing was insured for f wo. " The Rev. R. S. Arrowood, oi States ville, N. C.; has been on a visit to Rev. D. Monroe.';:;..-v-i,.,'...x;:,:i. . Misses I and Carrie Hayworth, of Salisbury, are on a visit to the Misses Biggs, near here. r MrJohn Walden andMiss Mitti Odom, a young couple from our vil lage, were married Sunday morning by Rev. Mr. Salmon. A Stm. Painters used to as hand-mixed. "LiHtus Paints have They spread easily and coyer thoroughly, look better, wear longer, and save a lot ot time. . The work is around. ;; Ask voni" flenlpr -' -' ft' t .Inhn I urne A v Sold by B. E. SEDBERRY'S H. W. LILLY, President" . . JNX). 0 ELLINGTON, Vice-President - ' C. M. HUGHES, Cashier, ' v- I Statement of the condition of , ; ' , THE BANK OF FAYETTEVILLE at the close of business June 18th, 1006. Condensed from report to the North . ' ' Carolina Corporation Commission, - RK8OUBCK8. - Loans and discounts . . -. 397,440 88 Overdrafts , . . . , . . 8,078 85 Stocks and Bonds . . . . - 22,750 00 Burglar sod Fire-proof Vault - 6,000 00 Banking House ... . . , 6,000 00 Furniture and Fixtures . . ' . f 00 Other Real Estate , . . . . 11,542 60 Demand Loan . -, . 68,679 14 Dne from Bank and- Banker . .91,201 00 : Cash in Vault . . .. 22,299 42 ., 170,080 46 - K)16,893 29 . ,;A heoliliy institution conducted along conservative lines Is a L sale Place for the keeping oi your funds. . - SCHOOL BOOKS! We have both NEW and SECOND-HANDS school books. SLATES, CRAYON, PENCILS. EVERYTHING NEEDED IN THE SCHOOL ROOM. : THE : NEW : Sweet Hash Coin TOsty $1.50 per Gallon. w2dNfnh r:ctz mJF-?t? 1,"v'te Uurel Valley Corn Whisky, 6 year old, , , . ; . (2.26 per gallon, 75c. per quart! APP Brandy, per gallon ... ,(2.86 Four full quart Golden Crown Bye Green Klyer Bye, bottled in bond Whuky. , , , , ,,2,6q , , , , , , , ; , y , .nLooet... . vtuw, ?! tne Kir inn price iiHV. G. A Mil I PR 218 MAIN STREET, ' V miUUUnp DANVILLE. VtnGINIA, Mcleod's Mat, N. a, July 9, 1906, Wei!, our items this week will on sist mostly of what we did the 4th, jurs. v. a. uuver spent last week with her parents nt Marietta. Mr. R. L. Mcliod spent the 4th with his family at Rockingham. week at home,. ... .... - " DirbllL in DT Mr. Peter McLean and family sna ¬ the 4th with relatives at Rocking ham. The lathe and shingle mill her which has been formerly managed by Messrs. Shaw and fisher, has chang ed managed management now to Mr. Fisher exclusively, this being due to Mr. Shaw resigning. We wish Mr. Fisher success. . .. -, - --' Well, as to what we did the tth. we were few in number, here both the writer and family, also Mr. W H. Thompson and family all gather. ed in the afternoon at the hospitable home of Mr. H. M. Arnold and en. joyed a feast of ice cream and cake, an me noys naa enougn ana to spare and the children had a pleasant after- - noon tncetner. Mr W. H. McDuffie left Friday af- ternoon to attend a picnic at Antioch on Saturday. Dr. Hill; of Maxton, preached an excellent sermon at Midway Sunday afternoon. Text: Psalms, 102 ; 16. v : AntryvIUe R. F. D. Na 1 Heme. Rain is the rule in this section at present'-"'. v-. The McLamb and Caisou excursion from Stedman to Wilmington was an enjoyable trip, we think."'The, farm ers all took in the excursion. We are sorry to report that Mrs. R. P. Hall Is still on the sick list - Mr. G. S. Vinson, of Sampson, was visiting his brother, Mr. S. M. Vin son, of Cumberland county, last Sun- Mr. I. L. Vinson and brother. G. F Vinson, ftnent IflAtKimHavcimitnrr at'UffAsWie Hales; We think they naa a very gcoa time. ' ' Mr. G. N. Bedsole reports a verv good time on the excursion. wrops are very tine ln-this section. Mr. M. L. Vinson and wife, and Mr. B. Vinson spent last Sunday evening with the sick, Mrs. R. P. Hall. - - ----- - t - - We are glad to report that the Old Field Lumber Company has got to work again. - i .. . ',-. .- :. We thinlr nlri Xvrarrsnti will mm. npw. " They had Sunday-school for the first time this year last Sunday. We would be" glad if old Evergreen could come np with the rest. With best wishes to the Observer and its many readers. " ? DarCing. BIG NECK ITEMS. This place is not so named for noth ing .' "' We,are having lots of rain nowa days, and the grass is doing well where the farmers have not succeeded in killing it out." , . . - - ., .v Mr, Walter Williams attended Sun day school atBethahy Sunday eve ning, RwlTh. Joyner filling his regular appointment at that church. -Little Miss 'Ada. Matthis was a guest of little Miss Ida Jones Sunday. . Mr. Walter Jones and mother and two youngest sons, Masters Joel and Stacy, called on Mrs. Jones's daugh ter, Mrs..W. S. Strickland, Saturday night. Listen 1 Madam Rumor says that the wedding bells will be ringing in "Big Neck'-lbv fall if not before, and appearances at Old Bethany Sunday evening would indicate that the Mad am is right r-;"-, " ' 'v. Best wishes to the Observer and! its many readers.; ; -.' ...-.J ' " C " think no paint as eood i ' , v . . - ,- - changed their opinions. : more satisfactory all r F ' Dhll.lhl. V V f ill SONS, Fayetteville, N, C. tlABlMTlM. Capital stock .. .,. . . Surplus fund, ' . , .-, . Undivided profits, less ex-' ,(100,000 00 , 60,000 00 , 7,453 10 , 39,100 00 420,340 19 censes and tnxm naul Bills rediscounted . Deposits ........ . (010,893 29 BOOK : STORE.
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