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Vol IV-No. 239. KINSTON, N O., .FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1002. Price Two Cents. STATE NET S. Interesting' North Carolina Xtoma In Oondenaed Form. Mr. ThomM Wright Means, a promi nent citizen of Wilmington, died in that city Wednesday. Attorney General Gilmer hat recovered ao far from Ma recent very long and serious illness at to sit np. Elon College sets- as a gift 132,000 and $20,000 given by F. A. Palmer, of Hvn xork. . -.- Mrs. Annie Davie, aged 90 years, was burned to death near Germanton Tues day night, her dress catching while she i Bitting by a lire. The flood In Roanoke river has again broken the dyke at the State farm and Inundated a large portion of same. ' The dyke was swept away last May and the rebuilding completed in November at cost ol some sio.uuu. James W.Beid" died at his home In Lewlston, Idaho, Wednesday. . He was formerly congressman from the. Belds ,TiUe district of North Carolina. He had been practicing law in Idaho for sixteen yars. His wile resides at Wentwortu, Beferrlng to the financial statement prepared by the State treasurer for the council of state and recently published, Gov. Aycock says: "You can say for me that the State will meet all its obliga tions." It is said that there will be no extra session of the legislature to pro vide additional revenue or to issue bonds. ' .!,;' Hon. S. B Alexander, of Mecklenburg county, tells the Charlotte Observer that he. will H a candidate for the United States senate to succeed Prltchard, sub ject to .the Democratic caucus.- Capt. Alexander has represented Mecklenburg five times In the. State senate and has served two terms In congress. The other Democratic candidates in the field are Hon. Lee 8. Overman, of Salisbury: Hon. R. B. Glenn, of Winston; and .Locks Cge,?eo,olAsheYllla. . Tarboro s Southerner: Probably a. the largest crop ever made on the A. B. Nobles' farm, near McKendre church, was made last rear by Frank Gorham. On 225 acres he made 31S full bales of cotton, with abundance of eorn. , He had a cropper that probably exceeded any one in the county or State for that matter, ills name is a. to. , jsawaraa Mr. Edwards had only aone-horse (mule) cron. and here Is what be harvested: On 17 acres In cotton, 27. bales, averag ing 400 pounds; from o acres in tobacco he sold 567.76; on 8 acres In corn 82 barrels of eorn and three big stacks olfod derjwere gathered. State Labor Commissioner Tarner has comnleted his annual renort. It shows an Increase of 12 per cent. In value of farm lands in 91 counties, 77 reporting no change. , Eighty-two counties report fertility of land maintained, 15 not main tained. - Forty-elx counties report In- crease in wages; ' x am con oi proamnion of cotton averaged 926.80 for a 500 pound bale, profit 93.20; wheat 61 cents a bushel, corn 43 cents, oats 81 eentevto bacco 96.49 per hundred pounds. The educational condition Is good in 3 coun ties, fair la 41, poor in 63. The financial condition is good In 1, fair in 43, poor in 63. To the query, "Do you favor a com pulsory school law," 83 per cent, of the replies say "yes." Special from Charlotte, Jan. 1st, says: MIn full view of thousands of people and at a disxy belght of , 170 feet, Sergeant Bendt, of the local police force, performed a feat never equalled here for daring. The painters. Walker and Peoples,' were at work on 8t Matthews steeple when the latter fainted and fell to the edge of . the scaffold. He was In such a danger our position that Walker Jumped and caught him. Peoples had become deliri ous when Walker signalled across ths way to the police station. When Bendt got to the top he found that the only way he could save the two men was by lumping from one scaffold to another, a distance of six feet, with nothing between him and the earth, 170 feet below. There was an even chance that Bendt would upset the scaSold by the Jump, but he took the risk. Down below the crowd had gathered. Without hesitating, Bendt jumped. The scaffold was stag gered but the officer gauged Lis distance well. When a rope was lowered Bendt got a grip on the two painters and they were hauled down." ChrtatnuM Tree at XXebroa Chuck. Commonicmtiob. ' ' - , The Sunday school CLrlptmss tree at Hebron church, Thursday nibt after Christmas, was a inwui It was beau- tL'tilly diWifei with and cof'r presents. The exercises commeneed with sor i of praise. Deacon J. O. mlih read aeLerter from tie fc.lle. Eajt. M. F. Vest ..rook 1-1 in rnrr, h tie yrv-" were trAra (-1 by I ' Ai; r-rt 6E11. T!'Tt.-,tv:ir,nl T',h t-- p-.lv- -a rrv "' 1 to t! owr Xy Y. .i -jci, Tit tn-r.' 8 vf'9 1- b e-; "je! ty tie f--:cta;;rs, ts V TOWN AXPEBMXX Hold Their Rerulor Meetias; Wedaeedaj . ITIcht, January lei. liquor license Transferred. Mayor, Webb and Aldermen Brown, CockrelL Crisp and Midyette were present. The unexpired part of the liquor license oit. iv fields was ordered transferred to a B. Tyson, Fields having sold his business to Tyson. Also the unexpired part oi liquor license ol Isaac BtroudjJr., was ordered transferred to Smiths Tur ner, they having purchased the business of Stroud. Job Hoggins was released from paying pou vax. The taxes paid by J. C. Wagner and property sold by tax. collector was or dered refunded on account of error. ' Chief Police Bouse reported the sani tary condition oi tne town as being good. . ;;-.;'- -::I,OWClBPOBTS. ., Chief RouseArrests, 12; fines imposed, fxo; nnes collected. f37. Police Brlnson Arrests, 18; fines Ira posed 958; fines collected. 916. , . Police Heath Arrests, 6; fines Imposed, 99; fines collected, 60 cents. ; Police Dunn Arrests, 4; fines Imposed, 92; fines collected, 92. ? 1 r Police Taylorr-Arrests, 8; fines lm- ''' ' ' 'Clerk's Beport; ;;' ! j ''"' '- t6wk bxckipts. ;. Clerk Mewborne reported receipts from the following sources during December: Gen'l prop, and poll tax..TZ.., 91,550.58 Fines., 45.60 Privilege license., e4eee- 128.00 Dog tax 1.00 Market house rental.., 22.75 B.L. rental. 875.56 E. L. construction... .93.82 5.00 1.25 Sewer pipe. Le : Garnishee Fees.. Cemetery lots.., 2.00 School tax.. 669.00 aaaseeee Total 2,896.41 Treasnrer's Beport. ) SCHOOL KKCKIPT8. , ' By cash from Clerk Mewborne...669.90 By cash from L. D. Merritt, house ; rent.............-... .75 By amount overdrawn...",.....;.... 283.18 TotaL.:::.:....--.:..: 908.8S - SCHOOL DISBUXaiUSXTS. . . . ... ... . . !-. . To amount overdrawn Dee. 1, ' ' 1C01 9220.10 To amount paid on order..... 683.78 TotaL 03.83 TOW UCDFTS. By cash on hand Decl,1901...91,088.67 By easn xrom uierKJiewDorne j,wo.di Total 8,315,18 TOWK DIHBUBSXM MTS. 0'ftri)ftSeeeeeatseeeeaeeeeae S PpMcs.. 41.02 169.67 155.00 999.80 Interest on bonds... Expenses........... Electric lights. 18.95 585.88 . 28.99 .55.83 we uemetery. e ieti S4 PW8teeee4eeeeeeeeseeee Clerk's salary. . 62.60 1,247.54 Balance on hand, Totalis 8,315.18 Traasferrlac XJqmor Xieeswe. CoUBBBicatioB. ; ' "pii-C?i;'vS; :To the Editor of Fsxa PbxssjI' un derstand that there has been some trans fers and assignments of license of some of our retail liquor dealers in the town by the authority of a part of the board of the town aldermen. I desire to state then will be a test case as to the right of assenting by the board to such assign ments. Licenses of this kind are personal privileges and not assignable. 4 an. 0, J.VU2. , . " , j&. m uornx. Qnlle the ttrm. Osmond yoa're ' iiern seen me run after pcoptr who hare money. Desmond No: tmr I've neen people run after yon lHcnae yon dtdn't bare money. Baltimore Jewish fJommpni.;. ' Baeaillrin a . v ' "Yes," said the old conductor. "I have followed the railroad about an my Ufa I wssn't exactly born on a train, but I was married tn one at the rate of forty-five miles an hour." N That was a good deal like marrying In haste.".' . ' ; "It waa And. we got tired of each ether while we were making the return trip on a freight train. V- - - "That was a good deal like repentln at leisure." Chicago Tribune. Oraw BiadMna.' WouU you like to be truly beauti ful? Tboreau tayt: ."We are all sculp tors and painters, end our material Is our own flesh anJ blood and bones. Any nobleness begins at once to refine a m.m's features and any meanness or sensuality to Imbrute them." So there, now, you sour vlsajed, r'-.'n faced rc;lc, go along about your tusness t:. 1 grow tandsome.Natior.il '!.r t'.zs. GENERAL NEWS Mattars of Intoroat Oondenaed into Brief Paragrapna Fire destroyed Hetth's Union Square tneatre and tne warton House at , Mew lore Wednesday, 'it caugnt irom a cigarette stub thrown among trash. .. Orlando' Lester, the negro on trial at Oxford, Mlsa, charged with, being , an accomplice In the murder of the two Montgomsrys, on Wednesday was found guilty of murder in ths first degree. ' An Atlanta dispatch says soap manu facturers are organizing for a consolida tion of all plants south of the Ohio river. The organisation will be known as the Southern Soap Manufacturers', associa tion. , s J .v. 1 - 1 Three people were kilfed and two in jured at Bobbins, 8. C., ln a fight which occurred during a part given at the res idence of Jeese Griffin. The- participants in the fight were white and well known in the county In which they lived. V The Cuban elections passed off quietly Wednesday, Palma wasx elected 1 by almost a unanimous vote, only about 6 percent, voting for Maso. -Palma was the candidate supported by the sentiment favorable to Americans." Many Cubans refrained from Voting. , , . ' A disastrous railroad wreck occurred Wednesday to a freight train at Kelth vlUe, La., killing one man, . seriously in juring two others and kllHhg several fine race horses, one of which was valued at 920,000, owned by J. W. i Fuller. The wreck eaught fire and twelve freight cars were burned to the trucks 7: At Newport 'News, Ta. Wsdnesday night, Frank Butler, a white ; saloon keeper, killed Joseph Hughes, a negro, by firing two loads of shot from a double barrelled gun Into his stomach, Butler had ordered Hughes out of place and the negro called Butler a vile name. This is the third shooting affair there In the lost week. , ;,' , ;ei t , t The buildings and grounds of . the Charleston exposition, wlththeexception of the race track, were pra$t!eall? turned over to the colored race Wed.unsjAy. The attendance was vry large anrf, the -conduct o! the crowd excellent The negro building was turned over to the exposi tion directors by Xt: W.t D. Crura, of Charleston, one of the most accomplished colored physicians In the south, with an address appropriate to the occasion. w R. O. Dun k Co.'t report shows that failures for the year .1901 were 11,002 in number and 9113,092,876, in amount of liabilities, while of banking and other fiduciary institutions, there were 74 in solvencies, involving 918,018,774, a total of 11,076 defaults and 9181,111, 150 liabilities, These figures compare very favorably with the 10,883 failures in 1900. with liabilities of 9174,118,286, of which 59 were banks, for 935,617,563. . ' - LaORANQB ITEMSL . . Fbsb Pbess Bun A9. . ; LaGkarse, Jan. 21902. . Mr. Ed Patrick has moved his family to Ay den.' ' Mr. 8. 1. Button Is still unable to be out, but Is improving. , The Debnam-Klnsey school opened Its spring term Thursday. ,J. Mrs. M. W. Ball, of Bayboro, is visiting relatives and friends here. , . Mr. Charles Kennedy has moved into and become proprietor of the Pitt's Hotel . - , : Mrs. D. C Murchlson returned Wednes day from a visit to relatives In Bocky Mount, Dr. B, H. Temple, of Klnston, was here Monday prospectrng with a view to lo cating. , , - - ,,. The Presbyterian Sunday school save a pleasant party at the town hall Tues day night. Bev. Mr. Reynolds and famOr arrived Tuesday to enter upon the duties of pas- . m m m ma tor oi tne u. jr. cnurcn, .. Mr. Leon Harper has opened a 11 very table just back of the ticket office. Leon is an experienced liveryman. Mr. WC1 F. Sutton, a nrosnerons fanner of near here, has moved tntoMr. J. -W. Sutton's house, on Washington street.'' - 1 Bev. H. B. Anderson Is expected to fill his first appointment, as pastor of the M. E. church, LaGrange dreult, here next 8unday. . : .'. - i Miss Carrie Woo ten has returned from Aeheboro. During her absence -she. in company with Mr. and Ura .11. C Ksw- bold, visited tne uiarleston exposition. Mesa B. 1L Harper and IL G. Creech each have taken a third interest in Mr. O. Taylors mercantile business and will do business under the firm name of O. Taylor A Co. The Adelrblan. edited byEev. L. T. BlsrhtselL LaGranire, and devoted to lit erature of a b'?h order, has made Its ap pearance. While small In dimensions, it shows depth of thought and moral in tegrity. Mr. James H. Mewborne and family, who, on Ausr. 15th, left to make Belds vie tbflr borne, retureed Tuesday and live la II r. Alex, t atton's house, on Cas well etreet JlncrrJe l" jl be heard many t-!or,s c a"ed Q-r.t, but nose sounded so sweet to Lia as LaCrsr - PROF. KHODK8" SCHOOL. A Meeting- Held la City HaU Vight to XffeeS aa Qrcsalaaiioa to Oeiiae Weys and Means to Batebllaa the Sofeool. Com mlttee Appointed lb This Parpose. A number of the subscribers of stock and other friends of the proposed Bhodes School held a meeting In the city hall : last night to effect an organisa tion, and to devise ways and means to promote the enterprise. ' " Dr. A R. Miller was called to the chair, and Mr. Y. T. Ormond was elected ; tem porary secretary.'' Prof. Bhodes was present and explained the character of the school he proposed to establish. Among other things he said his pur pose was to establish a high school for both sexes, with a military feature for boys. The grades of the High School would be equal to the ordinary female college and would prepare young men for the advanced classes of the male colleges. In addition to this there would be a business college, such as Massey's busi ness college, where both boys and girls could be thoroughly prepared for any business they may desire. There would be in the High 8chool a competent music teacher, from some leading conservatory. Above , all the school would be in reach of all. - He said it Is proposed to have arrangements whereby girls and boys . could board themselves at small cost" After some general discussion, a com mittee, consisting of D. Y. Dixon, J W. Grainger, D. Oettlnger, Lovit Htnes and Dr. F. A. Wbltaker, was appointed and requested to meet today, at 12 o'clock, at J. W. Grainger's office for the purpose of devising ways and means to promote the enterprise and to increase the amount of stock. This committee will have charge of the whole matter, and will co operate with Prof. Bhodes. It Is ex pected another meeting will be called in the near future. It is hoped that the people of Klnston will rally to the support of this school It is a grand opportunity for Klnston and promises much for both its material and educational development. . There is no such school la ' Eastern Carolina as this promisss-tobe. "'"'"-T ' ' ' m nil i i "' - Aecldeat m Bines Broe I111. , .There come near being a serious acci dent at Hlnea Bros' lumber mills yester day" afternoon about 3:45 o'clock. J ' The cause of the trouble was thebreak- big of a log, which was nearly sawed up. by the steam "nigger." . This piece of machinery is a heavy piece of steel which Is used to turn the logs on the log car riage. It Is operated by steam and eon trolled by a lever at the sawyer's stand. Mr. Geo. Kouts was operating the lever at the time and, wishing to- turn this log, pulled the lever operating the "nigger," and from some cause the "nig ger' struck the log hard enough to break it One of the pieces flew between the two levers, the other of which operates the carriage, and, striking this, started the carriage and drove Mr. Kouts away from the levers. Before he could get to them again the carriage had gone back with terrific force and, jumping the track, pnshed through the end of the building. There were two negroes on the carriage at the time; Harry Watson and Whit Ray, They both jumped. Bay was un hurt, but Watson jumped on the side on which the carriage run off, and it knocked him down and dragged him about 10 feet and when found be was lying partly out of the opening in the end of the mill made by the runaway carriage. It was at first thought that Watson was seriously injured and he was carried home and several doctors were sum moned.' Dr. W. T. Parrott arrived first and upon examination, found that be yond a few bruises the negro was nn In jured. ...".;.'.: :; ' i . The damage was repaired last night and the mill la again nuinlng today. , ; ; Special Notices.- ; v " Metieef ndr tha Wd f etatt Bae for aech k te. , Parties wtshascto exchange, key er Mil aay thing witt Sad tancoMHaaef beacMMtaeav -:' ': i ;" U tt A new farm cart for sale by - Fsxncb ft Suooa. . Ladle' Wens', Girls' and Boys' Over shoes at EL W. Cummlngs'. Price our "TrCby Heaters" before buy ing. Moons ft Pabbott. . Our second shipment of . Queen Quality shoes just arrived. All of the ladles are invited to come in and seethe new styles. : 8.H.LOITO. Infants' Fine Jersey Bibbed Bands- Australian. Lambs Wool Wrappers ' ; v; . i , A. B. Mnxn. My shoe sale has been tremendous for the last few days, but 1 have a few more lelt. J. d. vuuxaoB. J. B. Cummlngs has a big lot of Pants Goods he would be glad to dispose of in tne next SO days. A tremendous lot of Tobacco to be disposed of at low prices at J. B. CrTUHOias'. - Try a can of home frown and home cariTsed Tomatoes, grown and canned by J. C, Burt, of Cadet, N. a For sale at : . J. u. ccjoosor. Don'tfortl Plenty of rornei meat on L&ai at j. li, NOTICE! Delinquent Tax payers most come forward and settle at once or they; will be called on for same by myself or deputy, as I can't indulge any one longer. All property will be seized and cost added. D. P. WOOTEN, Sheriff Lenoir County. Christmas of 1901 is gone forever, but we have a few nice gifts suit able for I New Year 'Presents which we are , selling at cost. See them. Respectfully, J, E. HOOD. 4000000CXXXXX3000CXXXX300000 Drink at the Onyx Fountain. R Gttcat Shipment of Ledgoro, Day Books, r!-jouriiiil3H?t; 4 f ; r " and 1 1 - Small Honorandums, Direct from the Manufacturers 1DI13-LtE!EDIl2C8.- . Pfcons 50. ' Crick Clack. - 00000000000000000000000000 Extra Quality For B0Y5, Regular price, $1.00. Keep the Boys ; arm. ilH llllli: . . - a---'-; 79c: , 4..." -. Tfc - vor. v,aecn aaa wiru k. .e. x so& u. . a . . ..... tn f m - Tv
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