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RE li . : li PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT SUNDRY. Vol II No. 77. KINSTON, NVC, MONDAY EVENING. JULY 3, 1899. Price Two Cents BUM It Interesting North Carolina Items In 1 - - Condensed Form. Or ItenjsThat Will Interest North Carolln . tans. Some News,' Some Politics Al Or Some Interest to True "Tar Heels." - Greensboro was "dry" Saturday. Tbe saloon were closed and the dispensary was not ready to go to work. The flag on the capitol was at 'half- mast Saturday in honor of Lieut. Shipp, who was killed in Cuba just a year ago-J ., July 1, 1898. V.-v; ; Zyj ;.,;:.; Tbe editor of tbe Smith field Herald re ceived six cotton blossoms in two days. He cannot eat cotton blossoms and asks "in. a hungry tone, "Who will be the first to bring in a watermelon?" The Salem and Winston postoffices were consolidated Saturday, making it one of the two first-class offices in the State. The clerks from Salem were trans ferred to the main office. - i . Greenville Saturday passed under an entirely white administration; the Demo cratic board of aldermen elected the first Monday ra June taking charge of affairs. Tbe new board elected J. O. Moy mayor and D, .T. Whichard clerk. , '. Tbe corporation jcom mission Friday gave the railroads another bearing on the fertilizer question. Tbe matter came up on exceptions to the new rates., Argu ments were made against the new rate on tbe ground that it was! too low to be just and reasonable. : The commission, however, was of a different opinion. It overruled the exceptions and reaffirmed the new rates. t . ' :t; . v --i-'' "';..i" "' iry". itfV Zi"P vi:'C -kryty.--' ' Lenoir Topic: The most amusing thing ;. - that has taken place during court was that of Mutt Helton. He bad nq lawyer and conducted hiswudsfeuHe.'Heex: . amined the witnesses iu great style, and when through with Sheriff Boyd on the t stand said, with all tbe dignity of a pros ecuting attorney, VStand. aside, sheriff." ' 0ETTINGER BROS., 17 & 19 N. Queen St. Ladies' ; Shirt Uaists, Hcady-Dade Skirts, ...AND... . V ' Z- ' 1 Ladies' ' uslin Undcrivoar, ...NOW AT... Greatly RcJiiccJ . k 1 " I zzrit win zzs about l ycu to ccr:2 znd 1. we cic: at 7 p. r:M ccc; MB HUICIPS He won his ease, and the judge advised him to quit hisdevilment and go to prac ticing law. -Z ZZZZZJZZ - Tbe Wilmington Messenger says the farmers all over the country are com plaining of the destruction of the corn crop by cut worms..' At Mr. B.F.Keith plantation at Keith, Fender county, where he usually has nearly 500 acres fine swamp lands in corn, the worms have been so destructive . that 150 acres of corn have been abandoned. Besides cut worms, army caterpillers and hard bill bugs are also contributing to the de struction.. Chairman Simmons, of the Democratic State executive committee, in an inter view a lew days ago, said tne proposed suffrage constitutional amendment wil be carried by a large majority. , He said the machine . Bepublicans are again t, it, but the rank and file of the party wil vote for it. Many members are admitting they cannot defeat the amendment. The Democrats will vote for it almost unani mously, while a large number of Popu lists will support it. - r The ' Republicans at Baleigh ars hust ling out all Democrats from positions in the revenue department, to make places for Bepublicans. About 200; changes have been .recommended of storekeepers and gangers in the eastern district. ' In the office at Baleigh James Young, col ored, has been appointed to succeed J. E. Cameron, of Kinston, as clerk, salary f jLjiiuu a year. Cameron nan been ap pointed general storekeeper and ganger, at a salary of $3 a day and expenses. The Elizabeth City Ecouomist says: "Tbe people of Currituck county propose to raise a memorial tablet to the memory of Aaron Thomas, worthy man of the negro race, who recently departed this He on Poweirs-iPoint, at 82Jf years- of age. ; lie lived tnrougn tne civil war De tween states and did his part in caring or the families of the soldiers who were n the military service of the Confederacy, a the terrible reconstruction aud carpet bag period ' b was faithful to his old fiends."' , " ' - ;, ; John. W. Booth an 84-year-old farmer iving near Gary, was killed Saturday af ternoon by aSouthern passenger train at a crossing about fonr milt from Baleigh. Mr. Booth was returning home from Bal- BOARDING 1 Mrs. E.' B. Lewis desires four more boarders. Apply t once"" July ist, 189$ , ',, - , iSTDrlnk at the Onyx Fountain. A Very Fine Siccli OF..... Rl3 LiLlTcIjl Gcdi Hogcp l Callct's Eaude.Rose, Eau de Oranges, ' "Rhura et Quinquina, ' Lotion Vegetale, ((glycerine ' VioletteJ. Savon Rose, Savon Violette, Savon Heliotrope, Tcure, . (Violette Whits and Rose). Eau (! Toilet, (Violette r.nd La Icr.) ' . v at eigh in a wagon. Just beyond the cross ing there is a curve and a cut, both of which prevent the train being seen but a short distance. 'The engine struck the wagon with terrific force, demolishing it and killing Booth' instantly. A great hole was knocked -in bis head and his right leg broken. ' j; - A News-Observer special, July 1, from Littleton, says: Tuesday morning last Dr. L. J. Ficot, of this place, amputated a leg for Major Mills, who tell under a Seaboard Air Line, train. Mr. Mills's mother' lives at Summit, some six miles away. Today when Dri Plcot passed her house, be stopped in the; road and called to the children in the yard to tell their mother to come to the road that he might tell her that her Ion was getting well. She: started ,ai4 got about : 15 yards from tba road and fell dead. The doctor saw ber fall and heard tbe children screaming, and went quickly to her as sistance, but found ber dead. DISTRICT CONFERENCE , Adjourned Satnnlsy UHernooa at 4 O'clock. ; Sermon by Bev. R. B. John. Resolutions ofTbanks The Conference Has Been Pleasant tit! Profitable. y, ' 8ATUBDAY, llJO A. M. ' .. Bev. B. B. John, Of Newborn, preached an able and Instructive sermon from Isaiah, 63d chap, and &d verw: "I have Trodden the Wine Press Alone." ' ;,:.;:.r' He poinb'd out the difference between tbe religion of Christ aid other religions, and showed how Christ spent his life here amidst suffering and privations, unap preciated and misunderstood even by his disciples. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. . ' Conference opened with devotional ex exercises. ' ' v-Hjll:.t'--a- BesQlutions of thanks were tendered to the people of Einston for their" hospitali ty, and, to tbe other churches of the town or the tender of their houses of Worship to tbe conference, and to tbe A. & N. C. U. 11. for the reduced rates, and to the presiding elder for th able. and Christ ke manner in which be has presided over the conference, and to the secretary, G. S. Prichard, for his very efficient services, and to The Kinbton Fuee Phess for its reports of tbe proceedings of the confer ence. The license of Bev. J. V Williams, Bro,J Jno. A. Bryan, Thos. H;.- Carmine. Hugh Cummings . and Divine Guthrie, local preachers, were renewed. ' " The conference adjourned at 4 o'clock a. ra. The conference has been a very pleasant and profitable oue and both preachers and laymen express themselves as having received much pleasure and profit there rom. FALLING CREEK ITEMS. V . .."i. .". . Jbly 3,1899.'' Some of our farmers commenced curing tobacco today. - . - ' ' Mr. Bingham Isler, of Jones county. visited at Mrl W. L Herring's Wednesday. Jura. w. 11. Wilson and little daughter, Miss Irene, returned from Kinston Saturday.- - " ' ' ; , We were glad to welcome Dr. J E. 'a trick, of Institute, in our midst Tues day. - - Misses !Almeta and Mabel Kenedy, of aGrange, visited at Mr. J. L.Kennedy's ast week. Kemember the Sunday school; confer ence to te tc' 1 at Trkity tLarch, Jdy 8. Tbe ladies vri .I Eerre ica cream c-1 cake or the bcbcHt of tlie church. , " ; ? c:- 1 r zz 1 13. Caor;;- r ;3 , f z'z t 1 wc;!:. .a ti: ,T:y-i T. -" :::-:.Jll: : c -a to ' r - j 1 . i v, . j t: C :: I PERSONAL MENTION. Mr. Frank Wood went to Wilson this morning. - . ........... . . ir ,j n ; . . ' Mr. Loyd LaBoque went to Wilson this morning., - Mr. C. A. Tick left this morning for Bof- folk, Va. . ' Miss Anna Pittmau returned to Grlfton this morning. Mr. J. M. Sitteraon came from Williams ton Saturday. ; ' . Mr. 8. A. Qbinerly came from near Ay deu Saturday. , Mr. J. R. Moye, of Greenville, was In Kinston today. Mr. and Mrs. B. B.Mallison returned to Pine Grove Saturday.' Mr. Hoge Irvine returned from More head City this morning. Mr. J. B. Dawson returned from Law- renceville, Va., Saturday. Mr. J. B. Creech left this morning to cure tobacco at Bicblands. Miss Bena Haywood, of Trenton, is visiting at Mr. B. P. Clay tor's. Mr. and Mrs. John II. Phillips left this morning for Washington, D. C. Mr, and Mrs. C. Felix Harvey and son went to Morebead City Saturday. Master Dallas Ball went to Grlfton this morning to spnd a month there. . Mr. Chas. T. Harper and Miss Zella Waller are visiting near Snow Hill. Mr. A. P. Gwynn, of Beidsville, came Saturday to visit at Mr. W, T. Barber's. Mrs. Plato Collins and little daughter, Miss Lucile, went to Falling Creek this morning. Mess. S. I. Wooten, of near LaG range, and W. P. Korneay, of Mt;. Olive, were in Kinston today.1, ' : Miss Sallie Beits, who bad . been visit ing at Dr. F. A. Whitaker's, returned to Ay den this morning. " t Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Wooten. went to Morebead City Saturday. Mr. Wooten returned this morning. ; Mrs. V. A. Wilson, who bad been visit ing ber daughter, Mrs. J. F. Mewborne, returned to Pfafftown this morning. . . , Miss Maggie Rose, of near Fremont, came Saturday for treatment at Dr. Hyatt's Sanatorium. Sbe returned this morning. Misses Pattie and Hattie Parrott left this morning to attend the University summer school at Chapel Hill. Miss Pat tie was recently elected one of tbe teach ers in the Kiuston graded school. Mr. and Mrs. A; OetMuger and daugh ter, Miss Clara, went to New ber n Satur day. Mr. Oettinger andjaughter return ed this morning. Mrs. Oettingrer lef t for Penmar, Md., to spend the summer. Negro Tried to Break In. Anderson flyatt, son of 'Dr. II. O. Hyatt, bad a singular experience Satur day oigbt about 12 o'clock;1. He was sleeping up stairs, with bis bed next to a window, when he was awakened by a man coming in the windo w. He jumped from the bed and seized his rifle, but by this time the man fled. There is a large tree uext to tbe window, which Anderson had nailed planks on. A person could climb up this tree easily and get into his room. Some think that Anderson had a bad dream, but he sticks to it that it was a nero man trying to get in his room. t:arrL;VLl2:n::s Izzzzi Csra J.-g. The followirs marric9 licenses were issued dunes the month of June: Not a license was issued daring tie month to aay white cocpla ia the coa-ty. coLcr.::o. C". cor Tlica an3 'All r, Lc 713 C: -3 an J r::-' .r 1 a Cr Lc'.'caratt::-::?, -2 J w (V I s. Matters cf Interest Ccndtnssd Into Brief Paragraphs. ' The Pith of the World's News That MlfiHt Interest Oar Readers. Sons is Fresh, Some May Be ''Salty," Bat Not Spoilt. ".. A 18-year-old boy named Thomas killed his sister and aged mother near Athens, Alabama, Saturday. ' ; The catch of bbad on the American coast this year is estimated at 13,000, 000, an increase of 150 per ceut. over 1885. - ' ' s Property worth $300,000 on the river front in Brooklyn was burned Saturday. It took the firemen six hours to get the fire under control. Thv building was of brick, four stories high, in which was stored 12,000 bales of cotton, valued at $300,000.;; '.'.' In the court -of Patrick county, Va., Saturday C. J. Thompson, L. D. McMil lan, Madison ' Montgomery, Jr., H. I. Montgomery, Bobert Montgomery and W. M. Branch, all white, were convicted of murder in the second degree in lynch ing Lee Puckett, white, for attempted criminal assault ou a young lady. Puck ett was A discharged lunatic; Thompson was given six and the others five years each in the penitentiary. " The jury was out only thirty minutes. This is said to be tbe first case of its kind in Virginia. -.A disastrous flood occurred in the sec tion around Calvert, Texas, Friday night. Tbe stream and rivers overflowed their banks and much property was dorroed bj tbe flood. A number of liv- were lost. So far only five bodies have been recovered, all negroes. A large number of houses in the lower part of the city are flooded. The railroad bridges at both ends of the town were destroyed. It Is reported that the Little and Big Brazos rivers have met. It is impossible to get between the two rivers to ascertain the. extent of the damage, iu the intervening, country. The , water is said to be from sixteen to twenty feet deep in many places. In tbe Calvert coal mines camp tbe .water is six feet deep. The damage to property is incalculable. : Uniou City, 111., a small town built and occupied by miners, watt burned Saturday night, after a' battle between tbe union men and imported negio miners, who were, fired upon-at Fredonia Friday. Skiofeveog for, the killing of a woman and the wounding of twenty men in their party, the negroes raided Union City at midnight. Tbey opened fire on tbe homes of the union men. The latter promptly replied, Tbe battle lasted until the union men were driven from their home and took refuge in a clump of tim ber close to the village. The non-union men at once applied the torch and the village was destroyed. The negroes then advanced on the woods, where the union men were concealed and until daylight a fusilade was kept up between the fac tions.' . No lives have so far been reported lost in thu engagement. Reinforcements have gone to the aid ot the union miners. Troops have been sent to the scene of troatla.' . ll'.zzi Heat and Gelatiaa at Hub Cu'm- Crncic J Eausarre. all hc.T. for ea!a at J. B. Cancir3'. If f ?. ' "-.t a foci t" n try c" rf tba . curt J for iJ.s at J. li. Cun- 1 J - it I , Z . .. J ia tLa c:.. : c -3 v . -1
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