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; BJNSTON, N. 0., THURSDAY EVENING. AUGUST 17, 1899. 7
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Interesting North Carolina Items In
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' or Items That Will Interest North Carotin
lans. Some News, Some Politics Al
Of Some Interest to True "Tar Heels."
-.Edward Roderick, a huckster ofWil
mington, took two ounces of laudanum
Tuesday and died Family troubles' said
to be the cause. 1 4 '
. Virgil, the - six-year, old boy of Jake
' Garrett, was knocked down by a freight
" train near Paint Rock Friday evening
, and instantly killed, says the Asheyille
Citizen, ..; u ft f jfV
The Llncolnton Journal says that
Lum Jetton, aged about 35. years, com
mitted suicide at Lowesville, , Lincoln
county.on the 4 tb.by drinking two ounces
of laudanum. . ,
. Charlotte's new -,r Methodist church,
Trinity, will be open for - the , first time
the first Sunday in September The News
says that Bishop Candler will preach the
opening sermon. ' f '
The three-mast; schooner Aaron Rep
pard, from Savanah to Philadelphia, was
wrecked off Gall Shoals, on the North
Carolina coast. Wednesday. Five of her
crew of eight were drowned,,." , , ' .
- The Citizen says that Asheville had
two attempts at suicide, on Sunday,,', A
negro woman jumped Into a well In ten
. feet of water but was rescued. A white
woman took a dose of I laudanum but
;v got over ifc'l
- The Wilmington Star quotes Col. Geo.
L. Morton as saying there was no foun
dation for the report that the Hornet
would be sent to Maryland. Thet Hor
net will stay with .the North Carolina
Naval Reserves. 1 ' ' "
Immigration Commissioner Thompson
has a letter from a man named Esler
from Michigan who wants to settle in
western North Carolina to raise apples;
' says he raises apples and ships them
herefrom Michigan, so thinks , he will
' save freight by raising the fruit close to
the market. , ,.4.t v , j ,? . . , "
The Wachovia Loan and Trust com
pany, of Winston, gets the $60,000 North
Carolina ten-year four , per cent, coupon
; bonds which were authorized by the leg
islature for the purchase of the Caledonia
farm. The price was $62,250 for the is
sue, equivalent to 108.75. The bids were
opened Wednesday. , , ,' " ,
A ''conference" of negroes is called to
. meet at Raleigh September 27 and 28 , to
discuss matters, industrial, educational
and political, affecting the colored race.
It is probably for the purpose of taking
r steps to fight the constitutional amend
ment, as notice of the meeting was given
out by a negro clerk in Collector Dun
can's office, V"-;-" ' , ;- 'V-
Dr. Cooper Curtice, - the State veteri
narian, will r commend for better con
trol and. suppression of splenic fever to
the federal government a stricter quar
antine and better defined quarantine
lines, and to the State authorities he will
recommend that the drivicsr of cattle
from infected, f ree-raxecounf es to un
infected, stock-law counties be prohibit
ed. , , . '
The Stata board cf education Wednes
day raat:i aa cptlon to Capt. E. S.
rincb, cf CLailotta, on all the eTraisp
horroJly tie T! ) lzli
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lands contain valuable timber, while
others are covered with several feet of
water. The State will not permit Capt.
Finch to sell less than 1,000 acres at a
time.-v i
On King's creek, Caldwell county, last
week, lightning struck the corner of the
residence of John Barneft, tearing off
part of the roof, running down the cor-
ner part and tore off the celling on the
first floor, which fell on the bed on which
he and his .wife were sleeping, but the
head and foot board saved them from
injury.; A iron in the corner of the room
had its stock torn off but did not fire;
At Alt. Airy last Saturday ' nignt there
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was a ciasn- between a military company
and a, civilian. The Granite City guards
were out on parade, when a citizen be
gan guying the soldier boys. Captain
Bel ton got mad, wrote out a warrant
and notified his subordinate officer to ar
rest the man for deriding the company.
The citizen resisted and a fight followed
between a corporal and thecivilian, when
a policeman came up and arrested Capt.
Belton, his lieutenant and the corporal.
The three were given a trial before two
magistrates and bound over , to the su
perior court. In 'default of $500 bond
each, they were committed to jail. A tel
egram was sent to' Gov. Russell Monday,
notifying him what had been done and
asking what disposition should be made
of guns and property of the State. : He
replied: ; f.'Hold the property until fur
ther Instructions."
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MURDER NEAR JASON.
Nancy Smith, a Negro Woman, Shot Mr,
John Bnrrns,iWh Died From Loss or
diqqu wreanesuay Morning. . - 1
LaGrange,? Aug. 16. Monday night
Justice John W.' Sutton trled,vMr. John)
Barrus for -whipping Nancy Smith, col
ored.' : Mr.'Burrus plead guilty and was
nnea 1U cents ana costs. - - l
It is said the, parties left here in the
same buggy and returned , to tfie scene of j
the fighting, Mr. Allen Carter's, near I
Jason, where Mr, Burrus again whipped
Nancy. " " '-. , , , " J
At about 11 o'clock Nancy, after slip-
ping into Mr. Carter a and getting his
gun, came near Mr. Burrus and shot him
n the thigh, and then snapped the gun
at Mr, Carter.
Nancy escaped and has not been appr
hended. - ,,?
Dr. J, M. Hadley examined the. wound
and. pronounced it serious! Dr. J. M.
Kirkpatrick was also summoned and
was begged by Mr, Burrus to Amputate
his leg, but did not d3 so.
Mr. Burrus lived until 4 o'clock Wednes
day morning and died from Ipsa of blood.
I ? a txt n a a vnnnff man i oKa4- OA waahm nl I
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who is a good and respected citizen.
BONUS ITEMS.
, , August 16, 1899.
.Mr. U. 1. Taylor lost one ofhia tobacco
barns by fire last Friday,
Miss Annie Waters, of near Doveris
visiting Miss Lula Gilbert.
Mrs. Carrie Isler and Miss Carrie Woo-
ten fepent Sunday at Mn J. C. Burt's.
Mies Jennie Kornegay, of Duplin coun
ty, came Friday to spend several weeks
with Miss Emma Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bart and little Etta,
of Trenton, spent several days in tlte
vicinity vi&l tlcg relatives and frienda.
, Itev. J. W. Beam an began a protracted
mcctirs at thady Grove on Sunday, as-
eistcJ by Mr. Howard, of Ocrac&ie, aid
lir. Dixon, of near
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B. E. STANLY DEAD.
0ns or the Host Popular Yoftng Ilea la the
State. Loved by All Who Knew Him.
. Mr. BenjaminlB. Stanly died yesterday
afternoon, at 5 o'clock, at his home near
Graingers, of diabetes. I . , , ; '
He was 27 years of age this month.
The burial will take place inthecemi
tery here tomorrow morning between 10
and 11 o'clock.
The pall bearers will
be Mess. W. B.
Coleman, Carl Fridgen, E. B. Lewis, E. R.
1 Tui M. Jones ana W.: V. jfonocic.
The bereaved relatives havethe sympa-
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Ben Stanly was more ' widely known
and loved than perhaps any other young
man in Lenoir county. Educated at Dr.
Lewis' school, Horner school and the
University of North Carolina, his circle of
acquaintances was wider than that of
most school boys. And they all, without
a single exception, loved, him. Studious
ftnd hut WMck Ssp
auj euwjcvu. uuu i uo nan auis w np c.
high place in his classes. ' His athletic
qualities made him t hp I idol of the less
studious and more sociable, and in what
ever department of school or college work
he found himself he was surrounded by
loyal friends and devoted followers. ; ;
He graduated, from the University in
1896, with - the degree of B. S., and , re
turned to his home here to farm. In the
summer he would ' usually spend a few
weeks playing baseball with some friends
in i northern . athletic clubs, and though
repeatedly sought by managers of the
big leagues,, would never give up his
standing as an amal eur sportsman. For
the. laiit vearhe has beenfailinar in health.
but U9 genial,; kindly rature' knew; no
chantre. His appearance on the street
was the signal for the gathering of many
friends, who, tbOnshfcrv'.'I-jrt ep-
tarentiailinar' health; admired itheforti-
tude that kept his spirit .steadfast and
his eve nndimmed; No man in North
Carolina had more friends, and no death
of recent years will cause more unfeigned
Borrow than hl. 1 Bot and man ha was
my friend faithful and Just, and no
words can -describe hia taking off better
than these of the great poet of humanity:
"Scarce nad be need to castnla pride or Biougb
the dross of earth;
E'en as be trod that day to God, so walked be on
the earth,
Inl8!mp:eness and gentleness and honor, "nd
clean mirth." ; . . r : r
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BRYAN APPROVES IOWA PLAN.
Anti-Trust and AntK Expansion to De the
Issues, and Slxteen-to-Cne to Be Kept
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different meetings today William J.- Bry
Democrats in planning their campaign
this fall by dropping 16 to 1 and sub
stituting therefor anti-trust and anti-
expansion. , In an address to county
chairmen he said:! '
"The Chicago platform; was written
for all time, and the Democratic party is
not under obligation to reiterate Its de
tails, but as new issues arise we may turn
our attention to them, take them into
the family and fight on .them without
apologizing for any former fight we have
made." V '. , : r. y'
Later, before the State central' com
mittee, with whom he lad a conference
concerning the platform which will be
adopted tomorrow, he repeated ; this
statement, giving his approval to the
money plank which cont-Jns a simple
.icrscr.cat of
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out giving
attention to the" ques-
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DOVERJJEMS. .
Augustl6, 1899.
, Mr, J, F. Carpenter and family went on
the excursion to Morehead Tuesday.
Miss Lucy Hatch, who had been visit
ing relatives here, left for home tonight.
' Miss Maggie Tucker, of Newborn, was
visiting Miss Georgia West last Sunday.
r Miss Meta Outlaw left tonight in com
pany with her cousin, Miss Lucy Hatch,
to visit at Mt. Olive.
:, The Goldsboro;Lumber Co.'s new build
ing is almost completed and is awell ar
ranged and embellished building.
Miss Minnie Arnold, of Newbern, who
bad been visiting at her uncle's, Mr. W.
W. Arnold, left for Ft. Barnwell Tuesday.
' An ice cream supper was given at Mr.
F. P. Outlaw's. Tuesday night, compli
mentary to Mies "Lucy Hatch, of Mt.
OUve. '
Bev. J. B. Jackson came Saturday to
fill his regular appointment in the school
house Sunday, but on account of the
protracted meeting in the Methodist
church he did not preach but attended
the Methodist services.
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Bev. C. O. Durant has been conducting
a religious meeting at tne - JVietnoaist
church for more than a week. He was
assisted t by Bev, Porter. Some interest
was manifested and we hopo that good
was accomplished. The meeting closed
Monday night. ,;" . , . j- ;
, Mr. R. F, Croom has, resigned his posi
tion . in the Goldsboro Lumber. ; Co.'s
planing mill . here and left Tuesday for
Tarboro, where he has accepted a posi
tion. "Flay," as be was familiarly call
ed, has been in Dover for five years and
has made many good friends. He is a
clever, whole-souled young man. Suc
cess to him wherever he may go. : h
m lit. Joe :, Berry,' bookkeeper for the
Goldsboro Liumoer to., was summoned
before G. V, Richardson, J, P., Tuesday
for failure to work the public road. Mr.
Berry claimed that he was not a citizen
of, this State, and also pleaded the uncon
stitutionality of the road law, . J udg-
went was rendered against him, and : be
appealed to the superior court. ,We be
lieve that Mr, Berry Is right and .hope bs
will carry his point if he has to carry it,
to the supreme court, which he has the
grit to do. Two colored men were made
to pay f 2.50 and f 4.50 respectively, be
cause they failed to do servitude without
compensation, and yet, "no citizen shall
be held to involuntary servitude except
for crime." .. .. , : , , ' ,
To1 Consolidate the Roads of The Sea
v ooaru Air Line. . . s
Atlanta, Ga., August 15.A meeting
of the stockholders of the Raleigh and
Gaston Railroad company will be held at
Raleigh, N. C., September 6th,to consider
the terms and conditions : upon , which
that property may consolidate with the
Seaboard and Roanoke, the Raleigh and
Augusta Air Line, the Carolina Central,
the Georgia, Carolina and Northern, the
Durham and Northern, the Roanoke and
Tar River and the Louisburg. The con
solidation of these roads Is preliminary
to the formation of the Seaboard Rail
way company, which will include the
Seaboard Air Line system, the Georgia
and .Alabama Railway company, and the
Florida Central and Peninsula Railway
company. - - ; v :
The financial details are being arranged
by Mr. John Skelton , Williams, of Rich
mond, Va., and J. William Honderdorf,
of Baltimore. , ' ' '
f.'atlssal Lcs;s3 canes.. v
' TUESDAY. . ' .
PLilad Jphia 9, St Louis 4.
Wasnir-toa 5, Pittsburg 7. . '
NeAvYcrk7,C:ncianatil. v
Boston 0, Loatovilla 3; 2d game Bos-
tcal2, Lcu"3vill3 5. ' ,; ;
Cleveland 2, Broclljn 13.
LI -ant iob rrir.llr;: is turned out at
T:::: 1'r.zs L'r.z. 3 cCce, at low prices.
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Matters of Interest Condensed Into
v , Brief Paragraphs.
The Pith of the World's News That Mlaht
Interest Oar Readers. . Some Is Fresh,
Some Hay Be "Salty," But Not Spoilt.
The parsonage o! the First Baptist
church at Florence, S. C, was ' burned
Tuesday. ,;,.'
Anti-Goebel Democrats at Lexington,
Ky., Wednesday nomicated J. T. Brown
for governor, , v ' . ' ;
Secretary Root has asked the governors
of the states to name two officers each
for the volunteer regiments. . '
Delano Wood, a 15-year-old boy, while
bathing in the river at Panama, Fla., was
bitten by a shark and died from his injur
ies Tuesday.
It is reDorted that letters fonnd nnder
stones at San Isador tell a fearful tale of
suffering by the American prisoners in
the hands of the Filipinos; that they had
been starved, beaten and bound and were
inrags. .. ' . -
. Commodore Cromwell has notified the
navy department of an outbreak of yel
low fever in the marine battalion of 40
men now at Havana, Asa precaution
ary measure the whole battalion Will be
brought to New fork at once and placed
in quarantine.., . ; "..-. j . ,
; A Kansas ACity , man; R. H. Davis, ' is
being sued by his divorced wife for breach
of promise. Ifc appears that Mr. D vie,
after the law had severed . the tit i hut
bound him to Mrs. Davis, met h-r uguin,
and again felt the thrill of that old pas
sion which had caused him to marry her.
He proposed to her again, was accepted
and then hung back. Mrs. Davis wants '
f 10,000 damages for thus trifling with
her affections.
' Geo. R. Davis, a messenger of the
Southern Express company, shot and
wounded George Leonard, a Pinker ton
defective, at Washington Wednesday. It
" i statsd that a package containing
$1,000 was recently lost on an express
run between Washington and Atlanta, of
which Davis has charge, and he is sus
pected of having taken the package.
When charged ' with the theft he did the
shooting. t Davis is from Farmville, Ta.
In Jackson county, Ky., two Mormon
elders were run out of the county. In
Taylor county, Tean.,' two Mormon eld
ers were arrested for refusing to pay poll
taxes. The elders said they were preach
ers and exempt. The judge said from the
bench that he refused to recognize then
as preachers ' and assessed a fine. They
had no money and were started off for
jail, but succeeded in getting the jailor to
accept their watches as security until
they could send money to pay their fines.
President Rich, of the Southern Mormon
society, will proceed in the courts against
the Taylor county judge. ! , , f .
The war department has arranged to
Send two more ship loads of supplies to
Porto Rico. The steamer Evelyn, of the
New York and Porto Rico line, will sail
from New York next Friday with a full
cargo of supplies. The use of the vessel
was tendered by the steamship company
free of expense." The government trans
port McClellan is scheduled to leave New
York for Joan Wednesday week. The
auxiliary cruiser Resolute will also be
utilized in case it is found necessary. Tfca
Old Dominion Steamship Co., the Atlac'j
Coast Lk:a end Postal Tele-re h-Cal! 3
Co. have tendered the freecr3cf ttcir
lues' for rt".vi: j tte d.'strers ii Tcrta
Rico. Literal donations of trrricra
teins raada from all partd cf tlecc-trj.
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