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, : frOi o i'oNfORD. N. CJ. TOSDAY. wtfk 24, 1()2. Tjie: $4.00 pel year. Single copy 5 cents . .TRAGEDY IN JiORFOiK. - . ?Jrs. Osborne Commits Suicide Beside Her Husband Some Suspect Mifrder. A Norfolk special of the- 23rd to tho Charlotte Obsesver savs : 'Another chapter was added to Norfolk's book of "tragedies this morning when Mr?. Mattie Os . borne, 'wife of Clarence F. Os borne, killed herself. ThQ hor rible act was committed at No. 156 Bermuda street, at 1 :30 this morning. Her husband awoke on hearing the report of the re volver and thought there was a burglar in the house. He im mediately v lighted a lamp and began yelling that there was ta marr in the house. After light ing the lamp he looked at his wife and found a revolver lying I DEMOCRATIC RELEGATIONS . To the Congressional, State and3uttoiil Qonrwitions. , $ It is understood that these are duly alithorizedto represent the county in eacb and all thesecon ventiorfs. No. 1 D H White', R C Kizor, T F Pharr. No. 4 B L Umberger, G R Winecoff, P E Fisher. No. 5 E K Misenheimer, Wm. Propst. No. 6 GE Ritchie, WCKluttz, A Crowell. 1 No. 8 Jonas Cook, G F Mc Allister, C D Barringer, T A Moser. No. 9 J L Barnhardt, R F Biles, Wm.Widenhouse, ETBost. No. 10 C E Boger, H tJ Cook, CUPID WINS Till DAY. Miss Mfl tice Tlioon O.uietVMarrled to Sir. Erycst Fttzer. An event thatiwas as surpri- interesting ccurred In ing as by her pillow and her brains Jno. S Turner. oozing from her head. Mrs. Os-1 No. 11 D V Krimminjer, W borne did not speak after the L Morris. i shot was fired. Her husband ? No. 12 Ward 1 J u Crowell, . said that he took her - by thei Dr. R S Young, L T Hartsel!, J hand and tried to get her to talk, F Cannon, J D Hatchett, Dr. but that life was extinct.and not Herring, J F Hurley, W R Odell, vmin? u o a word did she utter. 'Mrs. Osborne is said to have been very nervous and a dys peptic. She was also despond ent on account of her husband, who is a striking carpenter, be ing out of work. Outside of this she was said to be cheerful and at times was heard to sing apo. play the guitar and was very much liked by all who knew her. Mrs. Osborne was before her marriage Miss Mattie Duncan, of McDowell countv. N. C. the daughter of Joseph Duncan, sheriff of McDowell county for many years, and a wealthy man. She was married in tylarion, N. 0., in 1898 to Clarence F Os- home. Mrs. Osborne was the only one of the family of Dun cans left, her parents having died manv years ago. She has a half-sister in Marion, Mrs. W Hemphill. She also has another half-sister in Colorado. They were all telegraphed and told of the terrible tragedy. A telegram was also sent to Mrs. Victoria Roberts, of Winston -Salem, N. C, who- was a very particular friend of Mrs. Osborne A wire was received by Mr. Osborne from Mrs. Roberts, stating that she would be here on the after noon train. "In spite of the evidence before the coroner there are many who Jbelieve Mrs. Osborne was mur dered and sensational develop ments are looked for by some." W B Sloop. C D Robbins, Fred Swink, John Rutledge, B E Har ris, Will Bingham. Ward 2 J D Lentz, C R Mont gomery, W G Means, J N Brown, C McDonald. Ward 3 Z A Morris, M H Caldwell, J D Barrier, G G Rich mond, R A Brown, John K Pat terson, John A Cline. Ward 4 J P Cook, A B Young, PaulB Means Giles T Crowell, G C. Hartsell, F B McKinnie. out his (Julta the Dairy Bnsinest. Mr. J M Coley sold entire stock of dairy cattle Mon p day to J F Dayvault & Bro. and has gone out of the business. Mr. Dayvault at once sold twenty of the finest milkers to Mr. Chalmer Sims for the Spring Hill Dairy and retained ten of the better ones for steak. , The Biggest Beans Yet. Mr. John Moore, on East Cor bin street, is thus far the cham pion bean raiser according to samples brought ns. Several are eight inches long and are flat and fine in development. They are a pole bean that he says bears perpetually through the season and are rich and palata ble. For this last we take his word which is another deviation from a good rule that the editor is not expected to take any body's word as to the quality of any thing good to eat or drink. i m . Another Jail Dellrerj. Smithfield, N. C, June 23. Yesterday morning1 about 8 o'clock when Jailer P J Williams opened the door to the white de partment of the jail to give thorn water, two negroes (who had gotten, down stairs'in the white department through a hole in the door of the coridor in the colored department) rushed, by Mr. Williams and ried to escape. Mr. Williams tried to overpWer them and struggled with them for some time, but they finally wrung away from him and dashed for the door of the jail. 4s the larger, Hector bgburn, got out on the steps Mr. Wil liams fired at Jim anjd felled him to the ground the bullet taking effect in the "thigh and . ranging downward. He fired at the1 other, John Williams, but, as he had gotten some distance away, failed to stop him, He is still at large. Salisbury this morning when' Miss Myrt'ce Thompson became the bride of Mr. Ernest Ffltzor, of Baltimore.' The marriage f Miss Thorn p son to'Mr. Fetzer was the cul inination of a love affair of more than four years' standing. Mr. Fetzer came to Salisbury Saturday night and spent Sun day in the city and arrangements were made then for tho event which was to blend the destinies of himself and his fair brido. This morning .at 10 o'clock Miss Thompson and Mr. Fetzer, accompained by two friends of the latter, went to tho Methodist Darsonaere. where they were united in matrimony. Immediately after the vows were taken Mr. and Mrs. Fetzer were driven to the depot and took the train on No. 36 for Baltimore. The bride is one of Salisbury's most beautiful young women. She has been a social favorite for several seasons. She is the third daughter of Mr. P H Thompson, one of Salisbury's most successful manufacturers. Mr. Fetzer is a native of Con cord but for several years has been the successful traveling representative of a Baltimore clothing house. He is popular wherever known, his genial temperament having won for him a wide circle of friends. Salisbury Sun of 23rd. Mr. Ketner Dead. Mr. L A Ketner passed away this (Tuesday) morning at h's home at Forest Hill after a lin gering illness of fever. Mr. Ketner was about 45 years old and leaves a sorrowing wife and several children to mourn their loss. The remains wiU be taken to- morrow to Ebenezer church where the funeral services willi be conducted by Dr. G H Cox, after which the body will be laid to rest in that cemetery, Our deepest sympathy is ex tended to the bereaved family in their hour of distress. wi i FINE' I TOOtWEAR j ft rv 1 1 i w i i r Vtx'mo ft Thcfe has never boon a se'ason when Low Cut Shoes for both men and women were in more favar than today. Perhaps no one of all the things which combine to f(5rm the costume of a well dressed imm or woman either adds or detracts from his or her appearance more than tho shoes worn. This part of one's dress varies greatly in style. Step back only a few years and the toes were extremely sharp, be ing appropriately named needle toes. The prettiest style of shoe is the one which fits the foot the popular style of today. In our Shoe Department is found a large selection of Footwear for men, ladies and chil dren that fit the feet and give the wearer gen eral satisfaction. Our Shoes are made ex pressly for us by experienced labor from ' the best leather obtainable. Selling high-elass Footwear at a reasonable price has gaiued for us a position in retail shoe selling. Some jSidooIIs. Men's Low Shoes at 3.00 and 3.50 Women's Low Shoes, the good kind, at 1.25, 1.50, 2.00 and 3.00 gents at All kinds for children and little reasonable prices. H.'L Parks $3033O")O0:30 X 30CXX3000C :CXXXA & & Co Rug I Rugger! Ruggistu O M PVERBODY wants a NEW H , Em 3 E3 RUG and if you want the pick don't tarry but come quick. We have bought largely, as we usually do, in order to get prices right, and we did, and we have marked them as near the water line as. possible. If you are interested in Rug now is your time. CHAIRS. Chairs world without end. An other car of 100 dozen chairs to meet the seating capacity of our customers. STOVES. Another car of those celebrated Star LeaderCook Stoves, the best Stove for the money on the market 10 year guarantee on fire back. FURNITURE. Furniture we sing all day long. Come and see us and we will make you happy. m Bell & Harris Fur. Co. g MnVTrn. Blame Died of Apoplexy . Further details of the death of Mr. Wm. H Blume show that he had started to walk to Ralefgh, having gotten a permit, andthat when near he home" of Dr. Dixon, through whose influence iL. I 1- l ne was gotten into ine nome, ne f$ll under a stroke of apoplexy. He was rernqyed to the soldiers' j npspiLai auu lllJgeieu uui a ouw u I ftZmcmTa. O., Not. 9. im-1 wm Bnt 1tU1 by obf family pbTlc!a In Charleston to TEETH1WA . ,i VirtriFe affoi Vi a I 1B 0Br bbT whn WM 'h T yon lnfnt.M preentie of eolio and to warm and ithki tbettonach. Lime j ouluc Jftwu ' I IjAtftF It was useful in leeuifttff trouble, and lit effect dm Deen foana to Dotorery Denenoiai ana porrv iram a Cures Cholera -Infantca, Diarrhoca,Dyf enttry, an4 the Bowel Troubles of Children of Any Aqt. Aids Digestion, ftegulatei the Bowels, Strengthens the Child and Make TEETHING EASY. Or mM St ta m C. J. MOFFETT, M. D. ST. LOUIS. MO. I I fn MftfJBCTTFf? Costs Oily 25 cents at Druggists, fell. The remains were today (Tuesday) at 9:30 in the soldiers' cemetery. . . Jtl that are consequent npontbe me of drug! and soothing syrnpi, thai we bare come to regard it, after ass with tfceaf shildren, as one of the aeeeesities wbea there is aaew baby In the boon and on til the teething tree alee areorv. aJ we take pleasure In recommending it to oar fnendi instead of the horrid stud that so many pecp-e awe lMy HlOJ MA. til wjuuua. aiih, (jaanaeer uaiiy limes ais nine? 3xinw i im j Petzer's.DrugjStore. 9 IS
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