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COURT PEtTl'EEDIXtiS
His Honof, Jinirt! S'arbuck, lu th
Temple of Justice yispatching Uusl
ness. Court convened promptly, to
day, Eis Honor JudgeStarbuck,
on the bench.
rChe following compose the
grand ju'ryiD C Coltrane, JS
Tucker, Geo. F Earnhardt, J H
W Eudy, W J McLaughlin, W R
Rogers, M D Winecoff, J Pirik
Morison, J L Andrew, O H Up
church, P M Letter, W A Cline,
J I Mehaffey, W Prank Morri
son, J L Brown, W E Brantley,
J W Corzine and J A Ritchie.
His Honor made rather a brief
but comprehensive charge and
proceeded to business with dis
patch. The following cases were dis
posed of :
State vs. John L Ritchie,
charged with cruelty to animals.
Jury rendered a verdict of guilty.
Sentence not yetSprouounced.
State vs. Filas Faggart 0. C.
W. (which is in all cases to be
read carrying concealed weap
ens). Plead guilty as charged
upon bill of indictment. Sent
ence, fine of $25 which also cov
ers costs.
State vs. Andy Moore, k. D.
TV, (assault with deadly weapon),
Plead guilty as charged. Judg
ment suspended on payment of
costs. ,
State vs. W M Cruse, C. C. W.
Plead guilty as charged. Fined
$25 including costs.
State vs. G F Vanderburg, C.
C. W. Plead guilty as charged
Fined $15, including costs
The "Irt strict SJaile.''
The Young People's Mission
ary Socielj of Forest Hill M. E.
Church will produce that fun
niest' of plays the "Deostrict
Sftulo" next Saturday night, be
ginning at 8 o'clock, in the. Wil
kinsoQ Store Hall. It will doubt
less be a diverion from the stcen
, uous routine of every day life
and will be a rich treat to the
funny side of variety loving hu
manity. The prices are. . re
served seats 35, general admis-
sion 25, children' 15 cents".'
A Great Blizzard Baits r is ebraka.
Omaha, Neb.; Jan. 25.-One of
the heaviest blizzards ever expe
rienced in Nebraska is raging
apparently a all points in the
State tonight. , Reports indicate
that the loss to live stock will be
heavy, as the snow is flying in
blinding sheets, end the temper
ature has sunk far below ze$o.
Chadron, Tecumseh and
Creighton, Valentine and Mc
Cook report 12 to 18 below zero
with a heavy wind, snow dri ?t
ing and passage to humanbeiugs
or cattle through the storm prac-1
tically impossible. AH tt.' !
due frot i ::ie west . ' from 3 to
7 hours la'e.
MAS KILLED AT SPENCER
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Farmer Frieutls Quarrel aiid a Houyftiile
Fellowi.. .
A Salisbury special of tfi 6tlf
to theCharlotte Obsejver sa$s:
O I. Folger,. a white fireman
of the Southern., shot and killed,
R H Moore, also white, 'at
Spencer tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
The two men, who had previously
baen on friendly teams, quar
reled, Moorecursing Folger, and
advanced on him with a butcher
knife. -Folger drew a pistol and
shot Moore three times, the s hols
causing instant death. A negru,
who interfered with trie evident
intention of aiding Moore, was
shot in the leg,
Folger was arrested at the
Southern passenger depot here
tonight and committed to jail.
Several years aj;o he shot and
seriously woundedDiek Sparnell
at thatj time yard conductor on
the Southern.
At the Baptist Church.
Rev. J E Smith, pastor of the
Baptist church, we are glad to
say, has entered into his work
with much zeal and encourage
ment. The church lawn is undeV-
going material improvement.
The writer availed himself of
the privilege of sitting under his
preaching on Sunday morning.
His subject, the Covenants,
necessarily showed the exacting
side of the Christian religion.
Numerous texts were quoted bear
ing on the subject and the vows
of chuich membership were for-j
cibly commented on. Duty as
presented was calculated to stir
to greater zeal in the service or
to disquiet those who have not the
spirit of fidelity to every pledge.
He urired with much emphasis
that no one make a debt without
a reasonable hope of meeting
payment at the proper time and
should inability to meet it occur
he urged that the debtor go to
the creditor and get his consent
for necessarytime. Should the
creditor "not consent it were bet
ter to part with means, with
property, to meet the claim, and
he assured his hearers that the
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blessing of ueaven would more
than compensate.
The social, fraternal, helpful
spirit he found too mtfch lacking.
Were these ideal in the church
he said we would not need clubs
and secret societies (of one of
which he is a member himself)
to meet the demands of human
nature bu it is true that many
of these institutions exercise
more of these, Yirtues ' than we
find in the church membership. i
A member, f the congregation
said to th writer; we think we
have in Ir. Smith a 'faithful,
efficient pastor that meets our
needs.
Tv'irilrr recursion Rates.
Effective October 15, 1901, ex
cursion rnrr's are placed on sale
1 - f '. hern Railway to all
1 iier resorts of the
ii ;: 1 ' -athwest. Ask any
ipju'..r-fn Railway for faH
i., Tor mat ion.
SHOQTMU AFFAlfi;
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Lester Bell Shoots Hit Mother and Hifcir
Brother Near Mt. Tleasaut Saturday
Evening. ' . '
Lester Bell, wholook into the
mouth too nrtich of the thief that
$teals away the brain got into a
row with his half brother, Geo.
Melchor, Saturday evening on
Mrs. Fisher's place near Mt.
Pleasant. 12$ took a jeiilous rage
about his brother and his wife
and got his shot gun. His raoth-
Ler, entreating him to desist got
in the way of his shot and got it
in the ueck while George was
sprinkled at different placos but
not much hurt. The main force
of the ( shot narrowly missed
George's stomach, in which case
there would have been a funeral.
Lester was brought to jail
Saturday night.
He seems right sorry that that
liquor madev him shoot his
mother.
' It is not probable that the wit
nesses can appear against him
at this court. : ' '
Earthquakes In the United States.
Bt. Louis and at points across
the river in Efast St. iVouis.'Ai
ton, Quincy." Granite City and
Venice were shaken on the 24th
by two earthquakes. No espe
cial damage was 'done though in
some instances people ran out
fearing their houses would faM.
The shocks wore felt at St.
Joseph, Kansas City and Leav-
enworth
Hamlet to Ihe Froat.
Hamlet, the junction point of
the Seaboard Air Line, is mov
ing rapidly to the front. A
company has now been incor-
1 Portated to build
a .street car
line from Hamlet to Rockingham
Rockingham, is only a few miles
from Hamlet and is on the line
of the- railroad going on to
Charlotte. Hamlet is improving
rapidly. Raleigh Timos.
Tilr. Ibson Patterson Dead.
Mr. J. Ibson. Patterson died
au his home near SummerSiclfng
Sunday night after a severs
illness. He was nearly 80 years
old.
Ha leaves arwife and three
daughters. He was the uncle
of our townsman, Mr. John K
Patterson.
Mr. Patterson received a se
vere wound in the wrist in the
great war and was a cripple
foV'iife. He was a good up
rigjit t Christian gentleman ' and
a consistent member pf Lutheran
Chapel'cburch, where he will be"
buried . Tuesday. The funeral
will occur at 12 o'clock.
Never ostimate your peach
crop by a census of the buds."
'The deadly parallel is doubly
fatal when it tackles love letters."
GHIMWS'SHfiKTC-
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Do You Want the BesWThen Look Over
This Stock.
It is about time iter buy a new pair of Shoes for the
school children. . Probably the old ones are a little the
worse for wear and right now is a good time to buy.
Our children's Shoes are made from selected leather
by skilled workmen from the best 'manufacturers in the
business. We can fit the foot and the purse. .Good
footwear moderately priced is what we sell.
Children's? Shoes, Sizes 5 to
8, all leathers 50c:
Better Shoes, better made,
good wear, 5-8, 75c.
School Shoes that keep the
feet dry and wear well 8-m 98c.
.Children's Shoes, 12-2, but
ton or lace, at 98c and 1.25.
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One-Two-
and before you know
The Bell i Harris Fur. Co.
will be moved sure enough. If you have
any desire to buy goods from them at the
old stand do so at once. Elevator is now
being placed and before many mooni thev
will be playing iiumpty Dump in Caton's
Hall: We have studied your interest we
have everything convenient Not a wish
can't gratify. Come in aild be happy. Lf
we don't give you more for your money
than you have ever realized out of Caton's
llall we will quit the show business,'
Come and see.
The Bell & Harris Fur. Co.
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