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State Netfs. John Turner Jobcion til killed by a passenger train at Greensboro a few days ago. Johnson attempted to cross the track In front of a soring train. The China Grove Telephone Com pany, of China Grore, has been char tered by the Secretary of State to operate a telephone company In that town and surrounding country. The capital stock Is $3,000 paid In. The ten-year-old donghter of Pres ton Crouch, of Anson County, was killed by lightning a few days ago. Her clothing caught fire and her body badly burned. Other members of the family were badly shocked when the lightning struck their home. Company M, Second Regiment of Wadesboro, has been ordered dis banded by the Adjutant-General, the report of the inspecting officers being that It has fallen below the standard of efficiency required by the military law and regulations. It now goes out of the service of the State. The Buffalo Cotton Mills, of Shel by, a 3,500-sptndle plant, was sold under the hammer Tuesday to J. C. Smith, trustee In bankruptcy, to Am brose Cllne. The upset price was twenty thousand dollars. The prop erty embraces 400 acres of land, wa ter power and twenty tenement houses. In a fit of Insane jealousy, Will Cannon, a half-witted negro who lives near Concord, in Cabarrus County, attempted to murder his en tire family and assaulted his stepson with a razor. The boy knocked his assailant down with a poker and se cured help from neighbors. The ne gro was captured and placed In jail. A MTJRDEU IS LEE COUNTY. Paul Wood Kills Dr. J. L. Cox Over a Debt of Two Dollars. Sanford, N. C, March 14. In a dispute over an old debt involving less than $2.00, Paul Wood, aged forty years, became angered at a re mark made by Dr. J. L. Cox, aged 80 years and a Confederate veteraji, and struck him across the head with an iron pipe several times. Dr. Cox died two hours later. News of the tragedy, which occur red at a sawmill in a remote section of the county yesterday, only reach ed here to-day. Wood made his escape immediately after the assault and has so far elud ed all efforts to capture him. The affray occurred at the saw-mill of D. W. Cox, a relative of the dead man. XEGItO ASSAULTS YOUNG WOMAN Crime Committed Near Rose Hill, Duplin County The Brute is Still at Large. Wilmington, N. C, March 14. Late yesterday afternoon a young woman about twenty-one years of age, a daughter of J. W. Judge, a farmer residing about twelve miles from Rose Hill, in Duplin County, was criminally assaulted by a negro, and is reported as being in a serious condition. Posses searched all last night for the negro and scoured the surround ing country to-day. This afternoon a negro was arrested at Magnolia, who filled the description of the negro brute, but there was doubt about him being the man wanted. Another "Unloaded" Pistol Does Damage. Thomas ville, N. C, March 13.- About 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon Robert Peace, a lad of fifteen, acci dently shot Wakefield Stone, of the same age, while carelessly handlin a pistol. The boys had been together at the Peace home together for prob ably fifteen minutes, when it is stat ed Robert said, "Wakefield, hand me a dollar." Wakefield replied, "Get away from here with that thing.' Peace then fired and the 32 calibre bullet pierced the groin and lodged near the hip joint. Peaco gave as his excuse for the shooting that he did not know the pistol was loaded. Wakefield at no time suffered to any great extent and today he is doing as well as could be expected. . Missing M&n's Body Found in the River. Elizabeth City, N. C, March 10. Face downward in the sand of the river-bed, about thirty feet from shore and within a stone's throw of the camping ground of the county chain-gang, the body of Capt. Ed ward E. Gibbs, who has been miss ing since February 17th, was found Thursday afternoon. Northeast winds carried the tide out farther yesterday than in many .days, and, while walk ing, along the shore, J. A. Bynum, a neighbor of Gibbs, sighted the body. There is no doubt that he was mur dered. . , . A Ripe Tomato. . Miss Emma Poovey, of this city, grew a tomato vine in her room, and on the 10th of February gathered a ripe tomato, nice, ; smooth and ' well developed, and about the size of a hen egg from it The Lincoln Times. l UtS. KOSA HATES ACQUITTED. The Jury Sustained thm Fie That 8he Killed Dr. Floyd fa Def ense of Her Honor. Wbitevllle. N. C March 11, "Not guilty!" So said the Jury this after noon at 5.30 in the case wherein Mrs. Iloia D. Hayes was charged with the murder of Robert M. Floyd, a young medical student of Charleston S. C at her home In Mount Tabor, on the evening of February 4, and Nell! Hayes, her husband, as accefsory be fore the fact. While there was a light demonstration by the friends of the defendants when the verdict was returned, which was Quickly quelled, great indignation was ex pressed by numerous people on the streets tnat Hayes and his wife would go free. It was not believed that a verdict for a higher offense than manslaughter would be returned and after hearing the charge of Judge Cook, this opinion became much stronger. That the verdict caused surprise is expressing it mildly. While not a beauty, Mrs. Hayes is a pretty little woman and there Is something about her that is attrac tive, especially when she smiles. She is a daughter of J. J. E. Harrelson, a farmer who resides near Loris, S. C. She has one brother, D. D. Harrelson, who represented Horry County In the Legislature and prior to that was County Superintendent of Education. Several of Mrs. Hayes brothers are school teachers and . one is a tele graph operator in Wllmintgon and Is with the Atlantic Coast Line. It is said that the members of the family of Mrs. Hayes were bitterly opposed to her marrying Hayes. Robert M. Floyd, who was killed the 4th of February by Mrs. Hayes, was the son of Matthew Floyd, a prosperous farmer of Gallvant's Fer ry, Horry County. He would have been thirty years of age had he lived until the 4th of the present month. Floyd was unusually well known throughout the upper portion of South Carolina, as he was colportuer of Waccamaw Baptist Association for some years and traveled over a con siderable part of the State. Later he held a position in the bank of Mount Tabor and then in the bank at Conway. He was very popular and seemed to be liked by nearly every one who knew him. It was the prominence of the fam ilies of the parties concerned, to a large extent, that has caused the case to be of so much interest, and this is especially true as to South Carolina. DEATH OP HON. W. F. STROUD. Passed Away Sunday Afternoon at the Home of His Son in Chapel Hill Had Served Two Terms in Con gress and Was a Member, of State Constitutional Convention. Chapel Hill, N. C, March 13. William F. Stroud, one of the oldest inhabitants of Chapel Hill, and one of the most respected citizens of the community, died Sunday aftrenoon at the home of his son in Chapel Hill. He was seventy-nine years of age and had been in declining health, having had three strokes of paralysis during the. past two years. An atatck of grippe was the immediate cause of his death. William F. Stroud was born in Or ange County December 1"f 1832, near Pittsboro. He was educated at Bing ham School, High Hill Academy and Graham Institute. He lived in Chat ham- County practically all of his life and was. a farmer. In 1875 Mr. Stroud was elected to the State Constitutional Convention,! and in 1894 was elected to the Na tional Congress from the Fourth Dis trict at the hands of the Populist Party, defeating Charles M. Cooke, the Democratic nominee by 4,000 majority. It was during this period that Ma rion Butler was in the Senate, both men being elected at the same time by the Fusionists. At that time North Carolina was represented in Congress by five Populists, three Republicans and one Democrat," he being W. W. Kitchin, of the Fifth District' Mr. Stroud was highly esteemed by his acquaintances in both Orange and Chatham Counties. The fune ral took place from the home of the spn of the deceased this afternoon and the burial was at the Chapel Hill Cemetery. The popularity of Mr. Stroud was evidenced by a great number of floral designs from Durham and Raleigh and neighboring towns. A large num ber of telegrams of condolence came in during the day. Kings Mountain Lady Killed by Lightning. - " " Gastonia, N. C, March 13. Dur ing a severe electrical storm at Kings Mountain about 1.30 o'clock this af ternoon, a Mrs. Gordon, living at the Cora mill, was struck by lightning and instantly killed. She had just opened a door to look out when the stroke came. Her daughter, Mrs. Wallace, who was standing near by, was very severely shocked and is in a serious condition. The house was badly damaged. Fred Cradup Kills James Hunt at Kittrell, N. C. ? Henderson, N. C, March . 13. Deputy Sheriff Wilson landed two colored prisoners In jail this evening at; 7.3 0 o'clock, charged with mur der. The principal in the case is Fred Crudup, who killed James Hunt at iKttrell this afternoon. . General Neils. Tbm contract for the New York City PostoSc has bees awarded to the Fuller Construction Company, of New York, at U bid of 2.$1S.2$7. Mrs. N A Floyd, of Waco. Texas, was stashed to death with a pea knife by ber b&sbacd. Dr. N. A. Floyd, Saturday afternoon. Floyd then subbed himself eight Uses with the same knife and probably will die. He went to Waco from Suffolf, Va., a short time ago. Deomestic troubles a said to have caused the tragedy. The estate In New Hampshire of the late Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy, founder of the Chriftlan Sci ence Church, haa been appraised at $2,512,146. While the property left by Mrs. Eddy In Massachusetts has not been formally appraised, it has been estimated at about $250,000. Officers of Spartanburg, S. C, Sat urday captured one of the largest dis tilleries ever seen In that county. Over three thousand gallons of beer was destroyed. The owners had made their escape before the officers ar rived. The distillery was located at a point Just on the North Carolina line. i FORCE TO BE INCREASED. Other Troops Will Bo Sent to Texas. Two Carloads of Mules Arrive. Washington, March 14. The pres ent patrol of the Mexican frontier will be increased in a few days by several troops of cavalry from the mounted forces now being assembled in the southern border States. It is announced at the War Department that the Increase will amount to six or seven troops of cavalry, who will be added to the patrol of the Rio Grande in order to prevent the smuggling of the munitions of war to the Mexican revolutionists. In making this an nouncement, officials of "the war de partment emphatically declared that none of the infantry regiments now mobilizing at San Antonio, Galveston and San Diego would be dispatched to the border. The increase in the patrol of the Mexican border line will be made by the war department at the request of Brigadier General Duncan, command er of the Department of Texas Pre vious to the receipt of this request, the department had not intended to ; augment the southern patrol. There are already stretched along the fron tier three regiments of cavalry, one regiment of infantry and two com panies of the signal corps. Because of the great extent of the boundary line, over 1,500 miles in length, the patrol of the frontier is a mammoth task. Galveston, Tex., March 14 Eighty Missouri mules arrived at Camp Crockett today. They are attached to the field hospital corps and ambu lance train No. 5, sent here from St. Louis to join the brigade commanded by Brigadier General Mills. Among yesterday's arrivals were 58 more mules from Fort Totten, N. Y., being part of the equipment of the troops now en route here by transport from Hampton Roads. The field hospital will contain 108 beds and there are fife surgeons in the corps. The corps comes prepared for active service. STOLE THE REGISTRATION BOOK Some Wilmington Democrats Again at Their Old Tricks Stole Book to Defeat Election. A special from Wilmington to yes terday's News and Observer says: An election is to be held here to morrow to pass upon the adoption of the commission form of government bill, and this afternoon it was found that the registration books of the third ward, having about 700 voters and in the very heart of the city, had been misplaced or stolen. The books were not to be found when the regis trar went to the onlce of the city clerk, and treasurer, but this fact was not learned of until this afternoon, the Impression of some being that it did not matter, as all desiring to vote could register on the day of election. Investigation has failed to disclose any law allowing this and in the third ward the books of 1905 will have to be used and the few who have registered during the past few days, less than one hundred. It was gen erally regarded that the third ward would give an overwhelming majority for the bill. The general opinion prevails that regardless of the loss of the registration books of tne ward in question that the commission bill will carry, although there seems to be an effort on the part of many to en deavor to defeat the measure in a quiet way. This has been learned by those who are favoring the bill, and knowing of thjs and the strange disappearance of the registration books, will cause an unusually hard fight to be put forth to give Wilmington the commission form of wovernment. A Fatal Accident . at Selxna. Selma, N. C, March 14. A horri ble accident occurred on Main Street yesterday afternoon in which Mr. Charley L. Eason, of Smithfield. was thrown from a buggy, sustaining in juries from which he died later. : Mr. Eason was crossing the South ern Railway's tracks when his horse btcasNi frishttsed h fott central el tte asinaS and after $i&$ os block ss thrown from the "baggy, ts tei striking his head. He was taken to Dr. Noble's Sc asd every thing pojsible was done for his bat I tiArvor. tii Isfarr u la the brain i . V ji Vi i .k a ""T-.UOM sroai sly survivor, isoy K;:t iriVJtlt Jf "k m of inumi to Sthrort, Uni T,; rita tmm. 1 this way the tamers can In the rhi!W. , I era serving ikmsgboal the Civil fe h lr id4- 4 scip s Mma. Iw at4 . War. and was about aixty.four years w ve. will let the ladle in ZZSZJT.7 rt vL jTV of age, and has been a book-kcpr tor Ur. W. M. Saunders, of Smith-, field, for a number of years. SEVERAL BIO FIRES. The Uttiiaess District of Soow fJIM Swept hy Flamea aoo lUst at High rolnt Destroyed Two Ftrts Tne c4Uor algo Mlect articles At Rutherfordtoa. froa clfcer piptrt and print in tbe Klnston. K. C. March S.Hre,1 columns. We want to make this feat- discovered at five minutes past 12 are of the paper both Interesting and o'clock last night, swept the business useful. Don't wait for tome one els district of Snow Hill and did over to write first, but send in your arts- $30,000 damage. Owing to lack of .cle righ away. equipment for fighting fire, the cili- sens were unable to cope with the Some Pasquotank Farmers to Work flames, and it virtually burned itself out. The fire originated In the store of J. S. Sugar, a Jewish dry goods mer chant and circumstances pointed so strongly to his guilt as an incendiary that he was arrested and this morn ing was given preliminary trial after which he was bound over , to court under a $500 bond, which he put up in cash. Among the circumstances pointing to the guilt of Sugar were the facts that he carried $3,000 in surance on a stock that inventoried only $2,200. That only Wednesday he took additional insurance on his stock, and that part of the'stock had been removed from the store and concealed In his rooms at the hotel. . $50,000 Fire at High Point. High Point, N. C., March 10 This morning at S o'clock the main build ing of the Shipman Organ Company's plant .caught fire from a hot box on a drum sander. In a short time the large three story building was on fire apparently all over, some of the em ployes on the third floor having a very narrow escape to get out In safety. The entire .fire department was quickly present but could do noth ing more than confine the fire to the plant. The entire plant was destroyed in cluding a new boiler and engine room which was just completed a few weeks ago. A young girl, Stella Carmickle, was caught on the second floor and had to jump to save her life. She jumped into a small tree near the building and was "then caught by her father and some other men. The in juries are very slight. The loss can not be estimated at this time. The loss is about $50,000 and the insurance is about $28,000. Rutherfordton's Loss Over $40,000. Rutherfordton, N. C, March 10. Flames last night burned the Car penter building and penetrated the Central Hotel adjoining, before they were controlled, the damage being about $40,000. The property was not well insured. The Carpenter structure was a modern two-story brick building, but the Central Hotel was old, and the loss of it will prob ably result in the erection of a mod ern building. Mr. K. J. Carpenter, proprietor of the Carpenter building, had the heaviest loss with $2,500 insurance. H. S. Toms, groceries and furniture, carried $2,000; the Carpenter Gro cery Company, wholesale grocers, $2,000; J. A. Wilson & Co., dry goods, $4,000; McBrayer & McBray- er, attorneys, and J. S. Souther, jew eler, had a total loss, with no insur ance. Rutherfordton, March 11. Ruth- enoruion was toaay visnea dj an- other fire, this one being the resi - dence of Mr. B. A. Hampton near the ii . a a 1 m I Southern depot, which was burned this morning about 11 o'clock, to gether with a large portion of his household and kitchen furniture. Several Killed in Kentucky Railroad Strike. Burnside, Ky March 15. Re ports received here are that the strike on the Queen and Crescent has caused the death or injury of at A11 the railways in official classifica Ieast twenty persons, "hey are tion territory which were prevented slaughtering them rieht and left." from increasing their freight rates said a fireman a she pulled Into the . - stvm at"kp vnrria to-dnv Engine 707 which carried freight that no advances would be permlt from Ludlow was riddled by bullets (te from ambush at Kings Mountain. At v,A sama ntaoa son orm m aav nr off four negro firemen and three soc-Une cial guards and carried them into the hills when a passenger train stopped, to nick un a- dead neero fireman at Glen Mary, Tenn. The fireman of that train, was shot dead also. Two negro firemen were taken off a train at South Eork trestle. Manv engine cabs have been shot to pieces.' The dead and wounded negroes are said to be hidden In the cars to con ceal the number of casualties. Not a Word of Scandal marred the call of a' neighbor on Mrs. W. P. Spangh. of Manvllle, Wyo., who said "She told me Dr. King's New Life Pills had cured her of obstinate kidney trouble, and made her feel like a new woman." Easy, but sure remedy for stomach, liver and kidney troubles. Only 25c at all Druggists. Farm Topics Csdtr this htad e hU u4 publish ankles r aa8sfef (M f,, They may hv me- thing interesting to say about garuea lag and raising ponliry, and w ahall b glad to publish their Ideas la thee columns. In fact, wa snail 1 giaa to publish any article that win b of . r.rt nr ea the Under Direction of Board of Agri- Hn I . f Elizabeth City. K. C. March 1X- A movement of vital interest to this county and one that will no doubt prove of Incalculable benefit to this, entire section has been started by a number of Pasquotank County's most progressive farmers. These Planters have agreed to plant one acre of land under the direction of the State Board 01 Agriculture ror tne purposo 01 - cerUinlng the relative value of mod-J era, as opposed 10 orumary cieiu ods. of agricultural practices. In consideration of these tests, the farm ers are to receive ail seed, fertiliser and Instructions free of charge from the State Board of Agriculture. Reg ular reports are to be made to the State Board and accurate accounts of alll expenses In connection with cul tivation of the acre are to be kept and reported. The planter Is to receive all returns from the acre thus cultivated under the direction of the State Board of Agriculture. Build Plant ot Manufacture Fertili ser From the Air. Chester. S. C. March 10. Work on the new plant that is to manufac ture fertilizer from the air, at Great Falls, on the Catawba River, n the lower end of the county, is progress ing rapidly and will soon be complet ed. At the same time the company is erecting a number of houses there and in a short time there will have been born another thriving village down there in a region that a few years ago was a veritable wilderness of rugged hills covered with scrub oak and pine. This plant will be the only one of its kind in America to make fertilizer from the air and Is owned by the same people who own the Southern Power plants ?.nd associated devel opments. Its success is based on the fact that the method has been used in Germany with good results and there is no doubt but that it means a still greater development of Chester County. Farmers Will Know Who Voted Against Them. Referring to the class fight made against the Torrens system by the lawyers, the Charlotte Chronicle says: "The Torrens land bill, fathered by Senator Cotten never at any time had the ghost of a show. Mr. Cot ten could not succeed In "getting it before the House, but after many trials and tribulations, did get It to a vote in the Senate. Then It was kill ed by a vote of 22 to 18, as fast as the clerk could call the roll. Mr. Cot ten -took the precaution to put the Senators on record, so the farmers will know who voted against them. Why we said the bill never had a chance is this: There are 32 lawyers in the Senate against 18 laymen. The vote against the bill was cast by 18 lawyers and 4 laymen who had - been prevailed upon to go with them. But the fight will be kept up and the chances are that the Torrens land bill will be dealt with a little more respectfully In the next Legislature." Carolina Farmers' Union. All Railways Comply With the De cision of Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington, D. C, March 15. 't . m ... . uave ompnea witn tne interstate ! commerce uommission s decision "om examination to-day of the 15. lo.uuu rate cancellations fllArt -wit A A k - Commission, it was found that eyeTY railroad has restored the old rales The of2ce ot the Commission work - ed nntil late Iast night making com - i ov,ucuuiea, lur it was announced by the Commission that bad an road refused to comnlr with 116 ruling the increased rates on that road would he snsncmrfori t years. I It Is expected now among railroad experts here that the roads will eith er seek to raise their capitalization or increase their freight rates indi vidually so as to attain the end they desired, which was denied by the Commission's ruling. Sixteen Americans Killed in Mexico. San Antonio, Texas, aMrch 11. A dispatch to the Express rom El Paso says: " "Pre - the only American who es- card enwessded ttm th tt u Cat as Grtadea tt ts !er2 u tails f the &bt Meniay. aj raited ta the exumiaau AccrSeaa Lesion of Madero t of the tfty Arica& W4u la J' 4 u tf kU!4 or ot- . I m Hts lYaahncw Wea. The late SeaaUir Dolllvtr ..: , la PdlUe it paid to b fntk 4U honest with the people. -My predecessor la the Sea.- u aa JL Gear. IH c; occasion the prohibition spirit M nmnlng high and a . public tt;5t was held, with 11 wu-fcon Q.n,? ts chairman, cearwas invito u :u meeUng. Ho accept tn i!u oa-, old Qfff cusi t tf.1"0 a . Iearn th1 11100 dotl long to any temperance society u also tfcst tnoa aoti enna iacr u thy discretion. Is this true? ETel7 word of It ts true rn: l Gear -bul dl4 you ever hear of cy doaR aaylfllog dishonorable ! Mr Gear replied tbe 0:i Qttalter chairman 'nay. we h t. er Deanl anythtng else to thy creJJt franKneSs Is mere to u Qaded than thy habits. n5l not 1e4 to Uf aLBd w m .gupport thee. And they did said Senator tM- liver, "and elected him. too.' lngton Star. Over SOO Head of Stock Kotd to Death. Fort Worth, Texas, March 14 Nearly two acres of stock ihed burn ed here to-day, roasting to desth be tween 500 and 1.000 head of horM, sheep and hogs, and seriously burs. Ing four men. The value of the de&d animals Is estimated at about 000. and the property loss $50,00). The fire Is believed to have started because of the carelessness of a help er cooking his breakfast in one cf the barnes. None ot the packlcx houses was damaged. Newspaper Man in Jail for Contempt. Atlanta, Ga., March 14. Because T. J. Hamilton, a reporter for th Augusta Herald, refused to give the police board the name of a police man who gave him a "tip" on a mur der story, he must return to jail and finish serving a sentence of five days or pay a fine of $50, Imposed for contempt. This was the decision handed down by the Supreme Court here to-day. To Drive Mormon Missionaries Oui of England. London, March 13. A bill to driTe Mormon missionaries out of England Is being prepared by the government and will be passed without any oppo sition. Investigation by Home Secre tary Winston Churchill has shown that 500 young girls have recently left England for the Mormon colony in Utah without the consent of their parents. Craven County Lady Commits Suicide New Bern, N. C, March 13. In formation was received here this morning from Ernul, a small village a few miles from this city, that Miss Amanda Barrington, a highly respect ed young lady of that place, commit ted suicide last night by firing a load of shot into her head. No cause as to why she committed this deed is known. Dcr TciT&fe Experience Shows How Pcrcna Shodd Be in fevery Home to Prevent Colds. Mrs. C S. Sage rser, 1311 Wood land Ave-. K an s as " - City, Ma, ; wmes: T feel It a duty to you and to others that - A mar De ai- rLvLif mctea like speak for IeJSna; ' j came after ; Kr ippg e 1 s h t or nine ; years ago, a gath ering in my head and neuralgia. I suffe red most all the 1 1 m e. My nose, ears and eyes were - badly Mrs. C C Sagerf affected for the last two years. -1 think from yj description of internal catarrh taw must have had that also. I sunex very severely. - "Nothing ever relieved me 1,; run a. It keeps me from taking i With the exception of someJi I ness l am feelingr perfectly cured. am forty-six years old. - T t eel that words are inadequate express my praise for Peruna. GOLDS BREED CATARRH
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